it never rains but it pours

意味

bad things tend to happen all at the same time

悪いことは重なって起こるものだ.

例文

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.

文法

決まったことわざで、独立した節として使う。二つの動詞はどちらも現在形のまま：rains、pours。アメリカ英語では when it rains, it pours と言う。

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