echar en cara

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echar en cara(
eh
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chahr
 
ehn
 
kah
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rah
)
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.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(to recuse)
a. to reproach
Si falto a la reunión, el jefe me va a echar en cara mi falta de compromiso con la empresa.If I don't go to the meeting, my boss will reproach my lack of commitment to the company.
b. to throw in someone's face
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Martina me echó en cara que una vez le mentí.Martina threw it in my face that I had lied to her.
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