目に遭う

have a bad experience

→ 目
phrase Uncommon #14,913
have a bad experience An idiomatic expression meaning to suffer something unpleasant or go through a difficult experience. It is commonly used with words such as ひどい, 大変な, or 痛い: ひどい目に遭う means “have a terrible experience.”
JA: なんでいつも私ばかり、こんな目に遭うのだろうか。
EN: Why am I always the one who has to go through something like this?

彼は大変な目に遭う

He’ll be in for a rough time.

— ミスティック・リバー (2003)

なんでいつもばかりこんな目に遭うのだろうか

Why am I always the one who has to go through this?

見つかったらひどい目に遭う

If you're found, you'll be in serious trouble.