泣き面

なきつら【泣き面】

¶ → 泣き面に蜂

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なきつら【泣き面】

a tearful [tear-stained] face; a sad(-looking) face.

●泣き面をする wear a tearful face; look sad.

泣き面に蜂(_はち) A bee stings a face already stained by tears. | Misfortunes seldom [never] come singly [alone]. 【諺】 | One misfortune rides upon another's back. | One calamity follows on the heels of another.

・泣き面に蜂で to make matters worse; on top of all one's other misfortunes; to top it (all) off; to complete the [add to one's] misery

・泣き面に蜂というわけさ. One misfortune led to another.