English / proverb
It Never Rains but That It Pours
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A more traditional, emphatic variant asserting that difficulties and calamities inevitably strike in clusters
In context
01
No sooner had we managed the unexpected supply shortage than import tariffs surged, confirming that it never rains but that it pours.
02
She sprained her ankle on the way to an emergency meeting and lost her handbag, illustrating that it never rains but that it pours.
Synonyms
troubles come in battalions,compounded hardships,concurrent catastrophes
Antonyms
tranquil times,manageable single setbacks,calm intervals
Collocations
illustrate that it never rains but that it pours,finding that it never rains but that it pours,show that it never rains but that it pours