double whammy

double whammy

Meaning:

• situation where two bad things happen at the same time
• double blow or setback.

Examples:

1. Boss fired me from the job and I lost my wallet too, what a double whammy?
2. It is a double whammy for Lara; she lost his son and husband in terrible road accident.
3. Media claims the cut in public spending coupled with a pay freeze is a double whammy for low-paid workers.
4. With the heat-wave and the electricity breakdown problems, Indians were hit with a double whammy this summer.
5. Indian public have faced the double whammy of rising rupees and falling incomes.
6. A double whammy when the house was burned along with the safe locker contained money.

Origin:
1940s