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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "TREE" (as in "tree") + "pahs" (as in "park") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "SOHN" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

To summon the courage to face something scary, unpleasant, or uncomfortable. The phrase literally means "make guts into heart" and captures that moment when you push through dread out of obligation or responsibility. Common in Spain.

Examples

Hizo de tripas corazón y llamó a su ex para disculparse en persona. (He swallowed his fear and called his ex to apologize in person.)

Hay que hacer de tripas corazón y hablar con el jefe sobre el problema. (You just have to suck it up and talk to the boss.)

Unmotivated, low-energy, and disengaged from everything around you. In Central America, when someone is desmotado they have checked out emotionally: no interest, no drive, no spark. Usually temporary but hard to snap out of, especially after a disappointment or a rough stretch.