?
ClearCommunicationAppDecode Communication
Idioms & Expressions
When it rains it pours
When multiple bad things happen at once
Literal Meaning
Rain falling heavily in a concentrated manner
Actual Meaning
When something happens, it tends to happen in abundance, often bad things
Examples in Context

'Car broke, then lost job - when it rains it pours.' (Translation: Everything happened at once)

Helpful Tips
  • 1Multiple events
  • 2Often negative
  • 3All at once
Phrase Thesaurus
Similar words and synonyms for this phrase
misfortunes never come alone
bad luck comes in waves
trouble loves company
it comes in clusters
Related Phrases
Click to explore related phrases in our collection
Garbage
It is what it is