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Hi.
what is an equivalent idiom for, 'he doesn't deserve something good he already has'? i.e, a beautiful wife who can have much better looking guy than him.
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Hi.
what is an equivalent idiom for, 'he doesn't deserve something good he already has'? i.e, a beautiful wife who can have much better looking guy than him.
Thanks.

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This is to say that a very mediocre man is married to real beautiful intelligent young woman which makes you wonder how it could be possible.
 
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Hi.
what is an equivalent idiom for, 'he doesn't deserve something good he already has'? i.e, a beautiful wife who can have much better looking guy than him.
Thanks.

One could say "He is out of his league". That can mean that somebody has something or someone that doesn't fit with them.
 
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… a very mediocre man is married to a really beautiful, intelligent young woman …

Such a man is sometimes said to be "punching above his weight".
A reference to the sport of boxing, where a fighter is competing in a heavier division than is appropriate for his actual weight.
 
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