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The idiom it never rains, it pours means that when something bad happens, many bad things often happen at the same time. It is used when problems seem to come all at once instead of one at a time. Less often someone will use it to describe a burst of good things rather than bad.
This phrase draws on the idea of heavy rain. It is often not slow and steady, and a heavy storm suddenly brings a lot of water very quickly.
This phrase draws on the idea of heavy rain. It is often not slow and steady, and a heavy storm suddenly brings a lot of water very quickly.
First my phone broke, then my car wouldn't start, and then I missed the bus - sometimes it never rains, it pours.