God's gift

God's gift
God's gift (ironic)
Someone greatly desired because of being perfect or ideal, as if sent from God
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Main Entry:god

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God’s gift UK US noun [singular] informal
showing disapproval someone who thinks they are extremely attractive or extremely good at something
Thesaurus: people who are confident, boastful or arrogantsynonym

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n. the ideal or best possible person or thing for someone or something (used chiefly ironically or in negative statements)

he thought he was God's gift to women

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God's gift
informal + disapproving
— used to describe the attitude of people who think that they are very talented, attractive, etc.

He thinks he's God's gift to the world. [=he thinks very highly of himself; he is very vain or conceited]

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Main Entry:gift
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God's gift — see gift, 1
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Main Entry:god

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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