When it rains, it pours

Cultural  

1. When something good or bad occurs, it usually occurs more than once and often within a short period of time: “I have a new supervisor at the office, three new assistants to train, and enough work to keep me busy for months — when it rains, it pours.”

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Example Sentences

With tonsillitis also forcing her out of a tournament in Austin last week, the British number one summed up her fortunes by telling BBC Sport: "When it rains, it pours."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023

When it rains it pours for Shia LaBeouf.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022

The old cliche is more accurate than ever before: When it rains, it pours.

From Salon • May 1, 2022

As Morton might say: When it rains, it pours.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2019

Like they say, When it rains it pours.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman