when it rains, it pours in English

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          "word": "it never rains but it pours"
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          "word": "misfortunes never come singly"
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "bad events come in clusters",
          "word": "ada nasi di balik kerak"
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          "sense": "bad events come in clusters",
          "word": "悪いことは重なります"
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      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "bad events come in clusters",
      "word": "ada nasi di balik kerak"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "bad events come in clusters",
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      "sense": "bad events come in clusters"
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  "word": "when it rains, it pours"
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"when it rains, it pours" meaning in English

Proverb