If you want this promotion, you're going to have to 'step up to the plate'. [=you will have to improve your work performance to show that you deserve the promotion]
She has a lot 'on her plate' right now. [=she has a lot of things that she has to deal with right now]
He was handed the job 'on a plate'. [=he was given the job without having to do anything to earn it]
(..) - Is it? - It's gonna be okay. - I'm gonna make this okay. - Let's hope. Okay, you're gonna attach that to the base plate. Make sure you... Was that so hard? That was fun, right? Here, I got it. I got it. Here. Nice. - Are you okay? - Yeah, I feel great. (..)2008 Iron Man