When it rains, it pours

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.”

Example Sentences

Combs, known for hits like When It Rains It Pours, has travelled to London as country music's famous Grand Ole Opry relocates from Nashville, Tennessee, for a special one off-performance at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday.

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Wearing jeans, boots and one of his trademark short-sleeved Columbia button-down shirts, Combs strung together country-radio staples including “1, 2 Many,” “When It Rains It Pours,” “One Number Away” and “Beautiful Crazy”; he also brought out Bailey Zimmerman to debut their new duet, “Backup Plan,” which Combs said they were shooting the music video for as he spoke.

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“When it rains, it pours,” Swain said.

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"When it rains it pours," said Frank.

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The fan — Nicol Harness — said she recently returned home after a hospital stay for congenital heart failure and discovered that she was being sued in federal court by the “When It Rains It Pours” hitmaker.

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