misery loves company

idiomPart ofmisery

misery loves company — idiom

1. a saying that unhappy people feel less unhappy when other people are also suffer

1.idiom
Definition

a saying that unhappy people feel less unhappy when other people are also suffering or having a hard time.

Example

Eri was oddly relieved that her colleague had also made a mistake in the report — misery loves company, she thought.