"bad things come in threes" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} bad things come in threes, {{en-proverb}} bad things come in threes
  1. If an unfortunate event has already occurred twice, a third unfortunate event is likely to occur. Categories (topical): Three Coordinate_terms: it never rains but it pours, misfortunes never come singly Translations (several unfortunate events usually occur together): لا تأتى المصائب فرادى (Arabic), 禍不單行 (english: no exact equivalent exists) (Chinese Mandarin), 祸不单行 (huòbùdānxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), ei kahta ilman kolmatta (note: not exclusively of bad things) (Finnish), jamais deux sans trois (French), non c'è due senza tre (note: also “good things come in threes”) (Italian), nieszczęścia chodzą parami (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bad_things_come_in_threes-en-proverb-TIscvtbx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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