"misfortunes never come singly" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} misfortunes never come singly
  1. Bad things or situations always come in groups or streaks, they never come in a single way. Synonyms: it never rains but it pours, when it rains, it pours, misfortunes never come alone Coordinate_terms: bad things come in threes
    Sense id: en-misfortunes_never_come_singly-en-proverb-NoNLRL0p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, English sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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