To pitch in, lend a hand, pull your weight. In Spain when you arrimas el hombro you roll up your sleeves and contribute — no excuses, no watching from the sidelines.

To summon courage for something scary or unpleasant. When you have to do something difficult even though you don't want to, you 'make guts into heart' and push through it.

To cross the line, go too far, or step outside established boundaries. Whoever 'takes their feet out of the pot' is violating the unwritten rules that keep social order.

To disappoint, turn out worse than expected, or fail when you were counted on. When something or someone 'salió rana,' they didn't live up to expectations — a complete letdown.