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Idiom

deal a good hand

Meaning

To assign favorable circumstances in life to someone.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“She was dealt a good hand in life.”

“He realized he had been dealt a good hand when he was born into a supportive and wealthy family.”

“Despite the challenges he faced, he acknowledged that fate had dealt him a good hand, providing him with both talent and opportunity.”

Examples

simple

“She was dealt a good hand in life.”

contextual

“He realized he had been dealt a good hand when he was born into a supportive and wealthy family.”

complex

“Despite the challenges he faced, he acknowledged that fate had dealt him a good hand, providing him with both talent and opportunity.”

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