"IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS"
When one bad thing happens, a
lot of other bad things also happen, making the situation even worse.
Example: I can't believe this, this morning I had a
flat tire; when I went to the garage to get the tire patched, I
discovered I didn't have any money, and I couldn't even charge it
because my credit card's expired. It never rains but it pours.
Las desgracias nunca vienen solas.
- First of all it was the car breaking down, then the fire in the kitchen and now Mike's accident. It never rains but it pours! / En primer lugar, se descompuso el coche, entonces el fuego en la cocina y ahora accidente de Mike. Las desgracias nunca vienen solas!
- It looks like everyone in our department is sick again, and all at the same time.When it rains, it pours / Parece que todos en nuestro departamento estan enfermos y todos al mismo tiempo. Las desgracias nunca vienen solas.
Additional examples:
- It hadn't rained for over two months. Now it has started raining and it has been raining for a week straight. When it rains, it pours.
- Got the phone bill yesterday and now the gas bill, it never rains but it pours.
El blog "La cultura del Inglés" es patrocinado por:
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario