English / proverb
Bad Things Come in Threes
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A traditional observation or superstition that misfortunes tend to happen consecutively in groups of three.
In context
01
First the server failed, then the printer jammed, and finally the internet went down, proving bad things come in threes.
02
Try not to be superstitious about the office rumors; it is mere coincidence, not a rule that bad things come in threes.
Synonyms
misfortunes come in clusters,troubles rarely walk alone,woes multiply
Antonyms
isolated incident,singular misfortune,stroke of good fortune
Collocations
believe bad things come in threes,they say bad things come in threes,feared bad things come in threes