expression, godan verb (-ru, irregular)
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
Proverb warning that an offer or story that seems very advantageous likely has a hidden catch or downside.
うまい話には裏があるから、簡単に儲かるという誘いには気をつけたほうがいい。
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, so you should be careful of offers that promise easy money.
His proposal sounded like a great deal, but sure enough, there was a catch.