Chover sobre mollado
Meaning: Trouble piling on top of trouble.
Language: Galician
Literally: To rain on what's already wet
Category: Nature
Origin: Fresh rain falling on already-soaked ground pictures one misfortune compounding another in rainy Galicia.
More idioms — Nature
- Il pleut comme vache qui pisse — It's pouring down — a crude, vivid way to say the rain is coming down extremely hard.
- set in stone — Unchangeable and permanent, fixed beyond modification.
- drop in the bucket — A contribution or action so small it is negligible compared to a massive problem.
- bed of roses — A situation or life that is entirely easy, comfortable, and free from hardship.
- made in the shade — Assured of comfort, success, or an effortless, favorable position.
- turn up the heat — To make a situation more intense, uncomfortable, or urgent.
More Galician idioms
- Facer das tripas corazón — To summon courage in the face of adversity.
- Estar nas verzas — To be daydreaming and distracted.