éramos pocos y parió la abuela
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “there were few of us, and Grandma gave birth”.
Phrase
éramos pocos y parió la abuela
- (idiomatic) as if that wasn't enough; things went from bad to worse
Further reading
- “éramos pocos y parió la, o mi, abuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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