Idiom
couldn't happen to a nicer
Meaning
Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He lost his job? Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.”
“When the rude neighbour's car got towed, everyone thought, 'Couldn't happen to a nicer person.'”
“The corrupt official who had embezzled millions was finally arrested, and the townspeople whispered among themselves that it couldn't happen to a nicer man.”
Examples
simple
“He lost his job? Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.”
contextual
“When the rude neighbour's car got towed, everyone thought, 'Couldn't happen to a nicer person.'”
complex
“The corrupt official who had embezzled millions was finally arrested, and the townspeople whispered among themselves that it couldn't happen to a nicer man.”
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