The phrase "triple whammy" means three bad things happening at the same time, which can make the situation even more difficult or challenging. Full definition
He ticked off his El Paso County constituents by spearheading the recent triple whammy of gun control legislation that neatly bypassed Colorado voters earlier this year. (thisiscommonsense.com)
In recent weeks - following Triple Whammy Wednesday - David Cameron has repeatedly highlighted law and order issues (eg prison building and the Human Rights Act) and this may begin to help Tory standing amongst the strivers. (conservativehome.blogs.com)
Every year on April 22, over a billion people in 190 countries take action for Earth Day, and here at Two Fish Divers we decided to do have TRIPLE WHAMMY EARTH - DAY ACTIVITES! (twofishdivers.com)