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   The phrase “too good to be true” is a common idiom used in English to describe something that appears perfect, but is actually unlikely or impossible. The origins of this expression are not entirely clear, but it has been in use for several centuries. One theory suggests that the phrase may have originated from ancient Greek mythology.

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   In Reply to: Too good to be true posted by Bob on April 05, 2007. : : : I suspect "it looks too good to be true" is an old phrase but just when did it get amended to "if it looks too good to be true, it probably is"? : : The Oxford English Dictionary has found the phrase "too good to be true" from 1580. I don't know when it became, as you say ...

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   Nov 18, 2020 · The phrase It’s too good to be true is often used. This has been the case recently, at least in its English and French versions (Trop beau pour être vrai) (1). Expressing “doubt or mistrust in the presence of a happy event,” according to the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, it seems unambiguous. However, it poses a logical ...

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   too good to be true. Exaggeratedly optimistic; seeming so wonderful that something must be wrong with it. This cautious view is undoubtedly even older than its first expression in English, in the sixteenth century. Nevertheless, it has been repeated in the same form ever since, with only such slight variations as Mark Twain’s, “It’s too ...

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   Nov 1, 2024 · How to use too good to be true in a sentence. —used to say that something cannot be as good as it seems to be… See the full definition. Games; Games; Word of the ...

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   Nevertheless, it has been repeated in the same form ever since, with only slight variations as Mark Twain's, "It's too good for true, honey, it's too good for true" (Huckleberry Finn, 1884)..." From "Facts on File Dictionary of Cliches," second edition, edited by Christine Ammer, Checkmark Books, New York, 2006. Page 446. We have discussed this ...

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   Where did the phrase “Too Good to be true” come from?

   • The phrase “too good to be true” is a common idiom used in English to describe something that appears perfect, but is actually unlikely or impossible. The origins of this expression are not entirely clear, but it has been in use for several centuries. One theory suggests that the phrase may have originated from ancient Greek mythology.

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   When did the phrase 'Too Good to be true' become amended?

   • : : The Oxford English Dictionary has found the phrase "too good to be true" from 1580. I don't know when it became, as you say, amended. : I'd guess 1581, since the word "too" makes the idea clear. Amending the explanation is just redundant.

   Too good to be true - phrase meaning and origin

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   What does it mean if a word is too good to be true?

   • The descriptive phrase we use after “is” is always “too good to be true.” We do not simply use “true.” People who get it wrong will think that it makes more sense to say the following: Incorrect: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is not (true). However, “true” is not the description we’re using in this idiom.

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   Is it too good to be true?

   • The phrase It’s too good to be true is often used. This has been the case recently, at least in its English and French versions (Trop beau pour être vrai) (1). Expressing “doubt or mistrust in the presence of a happy event,” according to the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, it seems unambiguous.

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   Where did the phrase 'too much of a good thing' come from?

   • Excess may do you harm. What's the origin of the phrase 'Too much of a good thing'? The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations lists this phrase as proverbial and dates it from the late 15th century. Th earliest example that I can find of it in print is from Shakespeare’s As You Like It, 1600: ROSALIND: Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

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   Who said it's too good for true honey?

   • Nevertheless, it has been repeated in the same form ever since, with only slight variations as Mark Twain's, "It's too good for true, honey, it's too good for true" (Huckleberry Finn, 1884)..." From "Facts on File Dictionary of Cliches," second edition, edited by Christine Ammer, Checkmark Books, New York, 2006.

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   TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE definition: 1. so good that it is hard to believe, or seeming very good but not real: 2. so good that it is…. Learn more.