Tommy Tran
2022-03-27 10:03
Misfortunes never come singly proverb
The word "singly" can be replaced by the adverb "alone."
Used to say that bad things tend to happen after one another.
Kate's mother just passed away, and now her father got cancer. It seems that misfortunes never come singly.
A: "I lost my job, my house, my girlfriend, my everything. I lost all of it in just two months. Can you believe that?" B: "Misfortunes never come singly, as they say."
In a bad situation, the worst possible outcome will always happen
Used to express one's feelings when facing a bad situation
1. An unlucky situation
2. An interjection used to express sympathy for someone's bad luck
Everything happens the way it should, especially bad things and there's nothing you can do and no reason to be sad about it.
A period of time during which you continue to fail or bad luck happens to you
This proverb came from the early 14th century.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him
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