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too good to be true en · X

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy.
    • Remember the old saying that if something looks too good to be true, then it almost certainly is? 2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “IRP snuffs out 'levelling up'”, in RAIL, number 945, page 3:
    • He wants to give you two million dollars? That's just too good to be true!

Relateds

cognitive bias

Synonyms

too good to last

Translations (11)

ja あの類の人は、信用できない。 (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) · pl but see bajka z tysiąca i jednej nocy (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) · sv för bra för att vara sant (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) · fi liian hyvä ollakseen totta (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) · de zu gut, um wahr zu sein (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) · nl te mooi om waar te zijn (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) · ja それは話がうますぎる。 (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) · fr trop beau pour être vrai (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) · af te goed om waar te wees (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) · cmn 太好太不真实 (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) · hu túl szép, hogy igaz legyen (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy)