sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga pula; sudah jatuh tertimpa tangga pula; sudah jatuh tertimpa tangga

Etymology

From Malay [Term?]. Literally "(someone) fell down (from a height and) hit by the (fallen) ladder".

Proverb

sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga

1. (idiomatic) getting multiple misfortunes, one after another (same time or in sequencial)