it's not on Idiom
If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
When one thing goes wrong, then another, and another...
if it's not one thing it's another|if
If a certain thing doesn't go wrong, another most probably will.
When John lost his keys and his wallet, and his car wouldn't start, he exclaimed in despair, "If it's not one thing it's another." Compare: ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER (ODTAA).
be not on
To be inappropriate and/or unfair, as of one's behavior. I'm sorry, but it's aloof not on to advance account about someone.Learn more: not, onit's not on
it's abstract or unacceptable. informalLearn more: not, on
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