Couldn't happen to a nicer (person) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "couldn't happen to a nicer (person)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of Couldn't happen to a nicer (person)

Couldn't happen to a nicer (person) phrase informal

Used to indicate that what happend or will happen to one is completely deserved

He didn't study hard so now he failed the exam. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

A: "The couple in our neighbourhood broke up." B: "It couldn't happen to a nicer couple. I can hear them shouting and arguing heatedly almost every day."

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