it never rains but it pours

/ɪt ˌnevə ˈreɪnz bət ɪt ˈpɔːz/NEUTRAL · C1
SA FILIPINO
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Literal na kahulugan: «hindi umuulan nang hindi bumubuhos»

Kahulugan

bad things tend to happen all at the same time

Sabay-sabay na dumarating ang mga masamang pangyayari.

Mga halimbawa

  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.

Grammar

Isang fixed saying na ginagamit bilang buong clause. Nananatili sa present simple ang dalawang verb: rains, pours. Sa American English, when it rains, it pours ang ginagamit.

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