if it's not one thing, it's another

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saying

used when bad things keep happening to you

按倒葫芦又起瓢;问题不断

First the power goes out, now the printer isn't working—I tell you, if it's not one thing, it's another!

先是停电了，现在打印机又坏了。我跟你说，不是这个坏了就是那个不行。

First I burnt my breakfast, then I crashed my car. If it's not one thing, it's the other right now.

我先是把早餐烤焦了，然后又把车撞坏了。真是一波未平一波又起!