train wreck

(noun) a terrible situation, a disaster

Example Sentence:

The AIDS crisis is a major train wreck. World governments need to do more to solve the problem.

I was late to work, my car got stolen, my boyfriend broke up with me, and my dog died. This week has been such a train wreck!

Similar idioms:

1. trainwreck
2. the straw that broke the camel’s back
3. break down
4. breakdown
5. nervous wreck
6. burn the midnight oil
7. lay someone to rest
8. work like a dog
9. earth-shattering
10. make light of
11. do or die