it never rains but that it pours

A form of it never rains but it pours — Unfortunate events occur in quantity.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of it never rains but it pours.
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APA

it never rains but that it pours. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it%20never%20rains%20but%20that%20it%20pours

MLA

“it never rains but that it pours.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it%20never%20rains%20but%20that%20it%20pours. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “it never rains but that it pours,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it%20never%20rains%20but%20that%20it%20pours.

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