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(idiomatic) Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.

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couldn't happen to a nicer

Source Word

couldn't happen to a nicer

Phrase

idiomatic

(idiomatic) Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.

Japanese Meaning

皮肉を込めて、その人が自分に起こった運命（または不運）を十分に味わうに値する、つまり自業自得であることを示す表現。 / 逆説的に、あんな素晴らしい人に起こるはずがないはずなのに、実際に起こったことを通して、その人がまさに相応しい結果を受けたと示唆する意味。

He was exposed for lying and lost all his clients—couldn't happen to a nicer.

彼は嘘がばれて顧客をすべて失った――自業自得だ。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.

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

couldn't happen to a nicer ...

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