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gen. one trouble after another (Technical)
cliche. it's one thing after another (a series of problems or difficulties | used to complain about the large number of bad or unfortunate events that happen to someone (Merriam-Webster) • It's one thing after another with him. Now he's in jail for drunk driving. (Merriam-Webster)Since then, it's been one thing after another for the nine-time All-Star. (Newsweek) ART Vancouver)
fig.of.sp. no rest for the wicked (Elena_Zelik)
inf. if it's not one thing it's another (used when bad things keep happening to you • I've lost my commuter pass, scratched my knee when my bike fell over, and failed an important test, all in a day. If it's not one thing it's another. 4uzhoj); it's always something (Technical)
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