Ponerle el pecho a las balas

[poli]

Standing up in the line of fire is all about courage and sacrifice. It's about
putting your life on the line for a perceived good cause. Does ponerle el pecho a las balas
have the same meaning?

[aleCcowaN]

Escrito originalmente por poli

Standing up in the line of fire is all about courage and sacrifice. It's about
putting your life on the line for a perceived good cause. Does ponerle el pecho a las balas
have the same meaning?

No, it's independent from any moral motivation. It's more like being feisty or reckless, or saying "... shall never surrender or give in" just because being so darn macho.

Here's an example at wordreference. My post is at the end of that thread (I didn't know then nothing formal about pronombres lexicalizados)