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泣き面に蜂； 泣きっ面に蜂
【 なきつらにはち (泣き面に蜂)； なきっつらにはち (泣きっ面に蜂) 】
1. [exp,n] [id]
▶ making matters worse
▶ adding insult to injury
▶ [lit] bees to a tearful face



History:
4. A 2018-01-14 10:27:02  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2018-01-09 07:27:15  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
daij
  Comments: 
id, not proverb
should 泣きっ面に蜂 be split out?
  Diff: 
@@ -21,2 +21,4 @@
-<gloss>misfortunes seldom come alone</gloss>
-<gloss>it seldom rains but it pours</gloss>
+<misc>&id;</misc>
+<gloss>making matters worse</gloss>
+<gloss>adding insult to injury</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">bees to a tearful face</gloss>
2. A 2013-02-28 00:29:40  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -22,1 +22,1 @@
-<gloss>it rains, but it pours</gloss>
+<gloss>it seldom rains but it pours</gloss>
1. A* 2013-02-27 23:15:45 
  Comments: 
Shouldn't that be "it never rains but it pours"?

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