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double whammy

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a double whammy (informal)
a situation where two bad things happen at the same time. Critics claim that the cuts in public spending coupled with a pay freeze is a double whammy which will affect low-paid workers badly.
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Sick poultry are a double whammy for poverty-stricken Africans.
Bird flu spreads by Adams, Jacqueline / Science World
Revenue-starved campuses cannot endure the double whammy of state cutbacks and government-imposed tuition caps.
Time to rethink public higher education: strategic investing in ... by Garland, James C. / University Business
Wheat is the first crop to really feel the double whammy of higher fuel and fertilizer costs this year," says Sherman Reese, a wheat producer in Pendleton, Ore.
The Big Squeeze by Bernick, Jeanne / Farm Journal
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