to have a good or bad news enlarged by circumstances
something good or bad occurring multiple times within a short span of time
it is used when several issues come together
The restaurant owners had the best of everything at one point. But you know what they say, when it rains, it pours. Today they are left with absolutely nothing.
Sid wanted to get rid of his debts and worked really hard at his job. And as they say, when it rains, it pours. He has been given a great travel opportunity which will pay him enough to take care of everything.
I completely understand that when it rains, it pours. That is the reason why I save as much of my salary every month as possible.
She thought it was just something minor and did not go to a doctor. But you know what? When it rains, it pours. She should have got it checked much earlier.
My team has several new trainees and we now have a new project to manage. Oh boy! When it rains, it really does pour!
Yesterday, we had almost no customer, but today, it’s getting too hard to handle all, really it never rains but it pours.
I wonder about the Jack Hoffman, he remained so poor his entire life before he discovered the business of gold mining, it never rains but it pours.
There is no origin for this idiom
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