[VPsubj; usu. pres; fixed WO]
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⇒ a lot of troubles (or all the troubles that arise in a given situation) befall or are befalling s.o.:
- X has had trouble after trouble;
- it's as if trouble seeks X out;
- X has (has had) more than his share of troubles;
- X is (has been) inundated with troubles;
- X can't win for losing;
- [in limited contexts, usu. when a contrast with another or others is drawn or implied] X gets (takes) all the lumps;
- X is the one getting (taking) ail the lumps;
- X gets (is the one getting) all the blame.
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← From the saying "На бедного Макара все шишки валятся". See на бедного Макара все шишки валятся.
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА. С.И. Лубенская. 2004.