echarse al plato

Spanish

Alternative forms

• echarse (ellipsis)

Verb

echarse al plato (first-person singular present me echo al plato, first-person singular preterite me eché al plato, past participle echado al plato)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to serve (on an dish, plate).
2. (idiomatic, Mexico) to eat, eat up, devour; to consume

   Ayer me eché cinco quesadillas en la cena.

   Yesterday I ate up five quesadillas.

3. (idiomatic, Mexico) to kill someone or something

   Ya se echaron al plato al alcalde.

   Now the mayor was killed.