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When it rains, it pours

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  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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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

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

When it rains, it pours: Rain triggered debris flows as storms rolled through fire-scarred regions across California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2018

Like they say, When it rains it pours.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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