No me echas mentiras.

Question

" No me echas mentiras"

I heard someone say this at work today. Although the dictionary says that don't lie to me is "no me meinta" I am assuming that " no me echas mentiras" is another way of saying the same thing ( not translated word for word of course). Is this a common way to say this? Also if it makes any difference the person who said this is from Mexico.

Answer 1

Don't throw lies at me.

It is a little stronger than simply don't lie to me. And yes it is used here. Echar is one of those "all=purpose" verbs and is used a lot, and I do mean a lot!

'here' jeje - if you're anything like me Gringo, the better your Spanish gets the worse your English gets jeje ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Oct 12, 2012

So true. Sometimes I go completely blank about words in English but the Spanish word is right there. But this was just a stupid mistake. Thanks. - gringojrf, Oct 12, 2012

Answer 2

yes, that phrase is another way to saying " don´t lie to me " but is more colloquial

Answer 3

Thanks for the answers. As for the verb echar it seems that I am always hearing it used in a different way. I am still trying to understand it"s many different uses.

There are a holf dozen or so verbs that I believe if one has true mastery of them then they are well on their way to fluency. Echar is one of them - gringojrf, Oct 12, 2012

gringojrf, Which verbs would you include on this list? - rheit, Oct 12, 2012