When it rains, it pours. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002

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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.

When it rains, it pours


When something good or bad occurs, it usually occurs more than once and often within a short period of time: “I have a new supervisor at the office, three new assistants to train, and enough work to keep me busy for months—when it rains, it pours.”	1

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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