hacer de tripas corazón

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to make a heart out of guts”. Compare Portuguese fazer das tripas coração.

Verb

hacer de tripas corazón (first-person singular present hago de tripas corazón, first-person singular preterite hice de tripas corazón, past participle hecho de tripas corazón)

1. (idiomatic) to pull oneself together

Further reading

• “hacer alguien de tripas corazón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10