idiom
when it rains it pours
WEN it RAYNZ it PORZ
wɛn ɪt reɪnz ɪt pɔːrzListen
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Syllable breakdown
whenitrainsitpours
Dictionary meaning
misfortunes tend to come together in large numbers; when things go wrong, they go wrong in multiple ways at once
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