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éramos pocos y parió la abuela
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1.1
Etymology
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Spanish
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Etymology
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Literally,
“
there were few of us, and Grandma gave birth
”
.
Phrase
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éramos
pocos
y
parió
la
abuela
(
idiomatic
)
as if that wasn't enough
; things
went from bad to worse
See also
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salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor
Further reading
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“
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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