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too good to be true

Definition

so good that it is hard to believe, or seeming very good but not real: Her new job sounds too good to be true. I'm not surprised the offer wasn't genuine, it sounded too good to be true.Not believable
(Definition of too good to be true from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)