fazer das tripas coração
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to make a heart out of guts”. Compare Spanish hacer de tripas corazón.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fazer das tripas coração (first-person singular present faço das tripas coração, first-person singular preterite fiz das tripas coração, past participle feito das tripas coração)
- (idiomatic) to bend over backwards (to make an enormous effort)
Conjugation edit
1Brazil only.