couldn't happen to a nicer (person)



couldn't happen to a nicer (person)

Of an outcome, completely deserved by the person or people in question. Sometimes used sarcastically when referring to a negative event happening to an unpleasant person. Dawn and her partner are expecting their first child this summer. They're so excited, and it couldn't happen to a nicer couple. I hear that jerk Tony is heading into bankruptcy—couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
See also: happen

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Paulinha-Portuguese
Zaynab-Arabic
MarkoMAHR-ko (Finnish)Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish, Basque
SanttuSAHNT-tooFinnish
LetÍCiale-TEE-zyə (Portuguese), le-CHEE-zyə (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese
Antwanan-TWAHNAfrican American