"when it rains, it pours" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} when it rains, it pours
  1. Unfortunate events occur in streaks or clusters, often in short periods of time. Categories (topical): Rain Synonyms: it never rains but it pours, misfortunes never come singly Translations (bad events come in clusters): csőstül jön a baj (Hungarian), a baj nem jár egyedül (Hungarian), ada nasi di balik kerak (Indonesian), nieszczęścia chodzą parami (Polish)
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          "sense": "bad events come in clusters",
          "word": "csőstül jön a baj"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "bad events come in clusters",
          "word": "a baj nem jár egyedül"
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "bad events come in clusters",
          "word": "ada nasi di balik kerak"
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          "note": "悪いことは重なります (warui koto wa kasanarimasu, literally “bad things pile up”)",
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      "word": "a baj nem jár egyedül"
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