it never rains but it pours

المعنى

bad things tend to happen all at the same time

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أمثلة

1. 1First the boiler broke, then the car failed its MOT — it never rains but it pours.
2. 2Aisha sprained her ankle the week her exams started and then caught flu: it never rains but it pours.
3. 3My flight was delayed, my bag went missing and now the hotel has lost my booking — it never rains but it pours!
4. 4Why is it that it never rains but it pours? Every bill seems to arrive in the same week.
5. 5When the captain and the coach both left in the same week, the fans agreed that it never rains but it pours.

القواعد

قول ثابت يستعمل جملة كاملة. يبقى الفعلان في المضارع البسيط: rains، pours. وفي الإنجليزية الأمريكية when it rains, it pours.

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