too good to be true

Idioms  

1. So excellent that it defies belief, as in She loves all her in-laws? That's too good to be true. This term expresses the skeptical view that something so seemingly fine must have something wrong with it. The term was part of the title of Thomas Lupton's Sivquila; Too Good to be True (1580).

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too good to be true

“If something sounds too good to be true, like it promises to reprogram your DNA? It’s probably not true,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

While Platner inspired a large grassroots campaign of progressives and was able to muscle Mills out of the race long before primary day, it turned out he was too good to be true.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Laughing, he said, "This is too good to be true."

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

When life hasn’t gone your way for years, an investment that’s too good to be true feels like the answer to your prayers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Halloween, to the Fugees, seemed almost too good to be true.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John