1 general:: Phrase(s): If it ain’t chickens, it’s feathers. Rur. There are always problems.; That is life. • Now that I’m finally done with school, I’ve got to worry about getting a job. If it ain’t chickens, it’s feathers. • He’s got plenty of money now, but he’s in such bad health he can’t enjoy it. If it ain’t chickens, it’s feathers.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs