Example
“First the server died, then the payment provider — when it rains it pours.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
rain cats and dogs
Informal · CEFR B1
to rain very heavily
take a rain check
Informal · CEFR B2
to politely decline an invitation with the promise to accept later
perfect storm
Neutral · CEFR C1
a rare combination of bad circumstances that produces a disaster
can of worms
Informal · CEFR B1
a complicated problem that causes trouble the moment it is touched
get out of hand
Neutral · CEFR B1
To become impossible to control.
a hot potato
Informal · CEFR B2
A controversial or awkward issue that no one wants to deal with.
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.