This Spanish slang phrase is used to express that a difficult situation has become even worse due to an unexpected event. The literal translation is 'we were few and Catana gave birth', but the phrase is used metaphorically, not literally.
Examples
- Spanish: Como si no tuviéramos suficiente con la pérdida del contrato, ahora también nos han multado. Éramos pocos y parió Catana.
- English: As if we didn't have enough with the loss of the contract, now we have also been fined. Things were already bad, and they just got worse.