le echaron

they kicked him out

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they kicked him out Usually means “they kicked him out” or “they expelled him.” With “la culpa,” as in “le echaron la culpa,” it means “they blamed him.”

SP: Le echaron del restaurante por hacer demasiado ruido.

EN: They kicked him out of the restaurant for making too much noise.

A Tom le echaron de la escuela.

Tom was expelled from school.

Le echaron la culpa a Jorge por el fracaso.

They blamed Jorge for the failure.

Pero le suspendieron y luego le echaron del trabajo por contestar.

But he was suspended and then fired from his job for answering back.

— Perdición (1944)

Por mal comportamiento le echaron una semana del colegio.

He was suspended from school for a week due to bad behavior.

Le echaron la culpa.

They blamed him.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)