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Meaning of couldn't happen to a nicer | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.

idiomatic

Examples

“So the CEO of ScamCo is going to prison? Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery couldn't organise a chook raffle couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery couldn't organise a two-ticket raffle couldn't organise an orgy in a brothel couldn't piss a hole in the snow