misfortune

• Buckley's chance

  An extremely small or nonexistent probability of success.

• Lightening never strikes twice

  This idiom suggests that an unusual or unfortunate event is unlikely to occur a second time to the same person or in the same situation.

• When it rains it pours

  When one misfortune occurs, it is often quickly followed by many more.

• ill wind

  A harmful or detrimental influence or event that brings misfortune.

• A series of unfortunate events

  This phrase describes a succession of consecutive bad luck, problems, or mishaps.

• A catalogue of disasters

  This phrase refers to a long and often depressing list or series of unfortunate events, failures, or serious problems.

• A litany of woes

  A long, repetitive, and often tiresome list of complaints, troubles, or misfortunes.

• Going from bad to worse

  To deteriorate or decline into an even more unfavorable, difficult, or undesirable situation.

• An unfortunate turn of events

  A sudden and unwelcome change in circumstances, leading to a negative or undesirable outcome.

• A shadow over

  Something that causes a feeling of sadness, apprehension, or gloom about an otherwise positive situation or event.

• A dark cloud hanging over

  This idiom describes a pervasive feeling of impending trouble, sadness, or misfortune affecting a situation, person, or group.

• A dark cloud

  A dark cloud signifies a looming sense of misfortune, sadness, or trouble that overshadows a situation.

• Go from bad to worse

  To move from an already poor or difficult situation to an even more undesirable one.

• Harbinger of doom

  A person or thing that signals the imminent arrival of disaster or misfortune.