Finding a Way

Ingeniárselas means to manage to get something done. The Diccionario del español de México of El Colegio de México gives this example: “Si no sabes cómo hacerlo, pues te las ingenias y ya, pero no vuelvas con las manos vacías” (If you do not know how to do it, then find a way, and that is that, but do not come back empty-handed).

Como Dios le da a entender, “as God gives one to understand,” means with nothing but one’s own skills and resources. The dictionary’s example: “Arreglé mi coche como Dios me dio a entender” (I fixed my car as God gave me to understand).

Played with Heart

On July 5, 2026, England beat Mexico 3-2 in the round of 16 of the World Cup, at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

Afterward, coach Javier Aguirre said that any criticism should go to the coach, because the players had given everything on the field. He praised the many players “que jugaron con el corazón” (who played with heart). Then he said goodbye to the national team and to the Estadio Azteca. (Video in Spanish.)

Justice and Grace

A los amigos, justicia y gracia. “For friends, justice and grace.”

A los enemigos, la ley a secas. “For enemies, the law and nothing more.”

Some Mexican columnists attribute the phrase to Benito Juárez. In Forbes México, one columnist calls it “probablemente apócrifo” (probably apocryphal). No source found names its real author.

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