expression
one misfortune after another; insult to injury
Idiomatic expression describing a situation where bad things keep happening, often with the nuance of being kicked when already down.
財布を落とした上に、雨に降られて、踏んだり蹴ったりだ。
I lost my wallet and then got rained on—it's just one thing after another.
彼は失恋した翌日に仕事をクビになって、まさに踏んだり蹴ったりだった。
He got dumped and then fired the next day—talk about adding insult to injury.