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It never rains but [what] it pours.

it never rains but it pours [phrase]

You can use the expression it never rains but it pours to mean that several unfortunate events often happen at the same time.

[COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary] ...............

it never rains but it pours [in British]

events, esp unfortunate ones, come together or occur in rapid succession

[Collins English Dictionary; op cit]

Obviously, the implication is that the unfortunate events happen over the same region / to the same people.

It never rains but [what] it pours.

it never rains but it pours [phrase]

You can use the expression it never rains but it pours to mean that several unfortunate events often happen at the same time.

[COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary] ...............

it never rains but it pours [in British]

events, esp unfortunate ones, come together or occur in rapid succession

[Collins English Dictionary; op cit]

It never rains but [what] it pours.

it never rains but it pours [phrase]

You can use the expression it never rains but it pours to mean that several unfortunate events often happen at the same time.

[COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary] ...............

it never rains but it pours [in British]

events, esp unfortunate ones, come together or occur in rapid succession

[Collins English Dictionary; op cit]

Obviously, the implication is that the unfortunate events happen over the same region / to the same people.

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Edwin Ashworth
  • 92.2k
  • 14
  • 162
  • 291

It never rains but [what] it pours.

it never rains but it pours [phrase]

You can use the expression it never rains but it pours to mean that several unfortunate events often happen at the same time.

[COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary] ...............

it never rains but it pours [in British]

events, esp unfortunate ones, come together or occur in rapid succession

[Collins English Dictionary; op cit]