when it rains, it pours

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when something happens, it happens in a big way; if there is a little of something, there will probably be a lot more

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Andy has been hiking for hours. Now, he wants to find a good place to put his camp and rest. But he isn’t finding a good location, and now, it is cold and rainy. He is having trouble because, of course, when it rains, it pours!

You can use this expression anytime you have too much to do or when you are having a bad day and nothing seems to work. It means that whenever there is a little of something stressful, there will usually be more stress soon. When was the last time you could say, “When it rains, it pours”? How do you stay calm during stress?

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“No one called me for days, and now my phone is ringing nonstop. When it rains, it pours!”

“Oh, man! When it rains, it pours! I have four tests this week!”

“When it rains, it pours! My schedule is so busy that I can’t think.”