Too good to be true
From the dictionary:
When I finally got a big raise, it was too good to be true
The meaning confuses me - Not to be belived or likely to be real -
Did "I" really got a big raise or did I not?
Thank you.
Tinanam
Top answer
Hi Tinanam, If you're talking about something that you've already got, for example a good job or a quality product by a good price, then you can say that it is too good to be true with the meaning that you still cannot believe that it has happened or you have got it. However, I saw this expression used more frequently in situations when a person has not have something yet and hesitate to buy or participate because this something looks a bit dubious. For instance, if you see a gold Rolex being sold on the Internet for 80$ with delivery from Switzerland then you can assume that this offer is too good to be true and reasonably refrain from buying this precious thingy.
- Hi Tinanam, If you're talking about something that you've already got, for example a good job or a quality product by a good price, then you can say that it is too good to be true with the meaning that you still cannot believe that it has happened or you have got it.
- However, I saw this expression used more frequently in situations when a person has not have something yet and hesitate to buy or participate because this something looks a bit dubious.
- For instance, if you see a gold Rolex being sold on the Internet for 80$ with delivery from Switzerland then you can assume that this offer is too good to be true and reasonably refrain from buying this precious thingy.
- -- Victor
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If you're talking about something that you've already got, for example
a good job or a quality product by a good price, then you can say that
it is too good to be true with the meaning that you still cannot believe
that it has happened or you have got it. However, I saw this expression
used more frequently in situations when a person has no
00Thank you for the explanation to help me understand.
Tinanam
0When I finally got a big raise, it was too good to be true
When I read this without any context, it sounds to me like the speaker is saying that the raise , or at least its size, was a mistake.
Clive
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