echar de cabeza

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A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(general)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. to snitch on
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Voy a salir temprano de la oficina, pero no me eches de cabeza.I'm going to leave the office earlier, but don't snitch on me.
b. to betray
Sus nervios lo echaron de cabeza, y olvidó el discurso que tantas veces había ensayado.His nerves betrayed him. and he forgot the speech he had rehearsed so many times.
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