it never rains but it pours

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Attested as early as the early 18th century. The modern form of the expression first appeared in print as early as 1772. For quotations using this term, see Citations:it never rains but it pours.

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: les desgràcies mai no venen soles — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Chinese Mandarin: 屋漏偏逢連夜雨 /屋漏偏逢连夜雨 (wū lòu piān féng liányè yǔ) — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Chinese Mandarin: 禍不單行 /祸不单行 (huòbùdānxíng) — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Czech: čert vždy kálí na velkou hromadu — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Czech: neštěstí nechodí nikdy samo — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Czech: když se to sere, tak se to sere — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Danish: en ulykke kommer sjældent alene — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Dutch: een ongeluk komt zelden alleen — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Dutch: een ongeluk komt nooit alleen — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Esperanto: malfeliĉo malofte venas sole — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Faroese: sjáldan er ein báran støk — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Faroese: har ein skriðan er lopin er onnur væntandi — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Faroese: sjáldan kemur eitt óløgi einsamalt — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Finnish: ei vahinko yksinään tule — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Finnish: kaikki on vastaan, vain saha puoltaa — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• French: un malheur ne vient jamais seul — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• French: un malheur n'arrive jamais seul — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• German: ein Unglück kommt selten allein — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Hungarian: a baj nem jár egyedül — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Hungarian: csőstül jön a baj — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Icelandic: sjaldan er ein báran stök — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Icelandic: það er ýmist of eða van — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Ingrian: kaks kolmatta ei vältä — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Italian: i guai non vengono mai da soli — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Italian: piove sul bagnato — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Italian: al peggio non c'è mai fine — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Latin: aliud ex aliō malum — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Latin: nūlla calamitās sōla — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Latin: Fortūna obesse nūllī contenta est semel — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Latin: aliō relinquente flūctū alius excēpit — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Latin: dolor dolōrem trūdit et metus metum — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Lithuanian: bėda viena nevaikšto — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Luxembourgish: en Ongléck kënnt seelen eleng — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Norwegian Bokmål: en ulykke kommer sjelden alene — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ei ulykke kjem sjeldan aleine — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Polish: nieszczęścia chodzą parami — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Portuguese: um mal nunca vem só — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Portuguese: uma desgraça nunca vem sozinha — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Portuguese: uma desgraça nunca vem só — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Romanian: o nenorocire nu vine niciodată singură — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Scottish Gaelic: nuair a thig air duine, thig air uile — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Serbo-Croatian: nesreća nikada ne dolazi sama — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Slovak: nešťastie nechodí samo — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Slovene: nesreča ne pride nikoli sama — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Spanish: las desgracias nunca vienen solas — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Spanish: cuando llueve, diluvia — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Spanish: llueve sobre mojado — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Spanish: si no quieres caldo, taza y media — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Spanish: a perro flaco, todo son pulgas — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Spanish: montar un circo y crecerle los enanos — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Spanish: ¿no querías caldo? ¡pues toma dos tazas! — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Swahili: hakuna msiba usiokuwa na mwenziwe — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Swedish: en olycka kommer sällan ensam — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Swedish: när det regnar så öser det ner — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Vietnamese: họa vô đơn chí — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Walloon: on måleur ni vént måy tot seu — unfortunate events occur in quantity
• Welsh: helynt ni ddaw ei hunan — unfortunate events occur in quantity