- misfortunes never come singlyproverb
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- misfortunes never come singly
This expression implies that when someone faces one problem or difficulty, it often leads to or is accompanied by additional problems. It suggests that troubles tend to accumulate rather than occur in isolation.
He has failed at work, and on top of that, he's facing issues at home. Misfortunes never come singly.
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よわりめ弱り目にたたりめ祟り目misfortunes never come singlyよわりめ弱り目にたたりめ祟り目をかんじる感じるto feel that misfortunes never come singlyよわりめ弱り目にたたりめ祟り目ということば言葉the phrase "misfortunes never come singly"よわりめ弱り目にたたりめ祟り目のじょうきょう状況a situation where misfortunes never come singlyよわりめ弱り目にたたりめ祟り目のれい例an example of misfortunes coming togetherよわりめ弱り目にたたりめ祟り目をさける避けるto avoid a situation where misfortunes compoundよわりめ弱り目にたたりめ祟り目のてんけい典型a typical case of misfortunes coming togetherよわりめ弱り目にたたりめ祟り目のきょうくん教訓the lesson of misfortunes never coming singly