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misfortunes never come singly
misfortunes seldom come alonemisfortunes never come singly
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used to imply that problems or difficulties tend to occur in clusters or sequences, rather than as isolated incidents
Proverb
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John was having a bad day when his car broke down, and then he found out he'd been laid off from work as well. He sighed and said that misfortunes never come singly.
