they threw away
Para empezar, Amador no salió, lo echaron, como a todos.
For starters, Amador didn't leave; he was kicked out, just like everyone else.
— Los lunes al sol (2002)
Echaron la culpa del accidente al mal tiempo.
They blamed the accident on the bad weather.
A Tomás lo echaron de su trabajo.
Tomás was fired from his job.
Las lluvias echaron a perder la cosecha.
The rains ruined the harvest.
A Jimmy y a mí nos echaron diez años, como si nada.
Jimmy and I were given ten years, just like that.
— Uno de los nuestros (1990)
He was fired from his job.