"if there ever were one" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} if there ever were one
  1. Alternative form of if ever there was one. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: if ever there was one
    Sense id: en-if_there_ever_were_one-en-phrase-mNWm3WaH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English subjunctive expressions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "[…] by convincing her that his dying father, Captain Wallace Bibbs—an upright man if there ever were one!—had left you to him in his Will.",
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