it never rains but it pours

短语

屋漏偏逢连夜雨

发音

其它

别名

it never rains but that it pours when it rains, it pours

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    Unfortunate events occur in quantity.

    屋漏偏逢连夜雨

    祸不单行

词源

Attested as early as the early 18th century. The modern form of the expression first appeared in print as early as 1772. For quotations using this term, see Citations:it never rains but it pours.

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