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]
(..) Hey! Hey!! Hey!!! War Boy!! I'll use the winch! Around the tree thing. Take this. Let's get the engine plates. You drive the rig! Hold the flare! / I am holding the flare!! Closer! / It's right in front of your eyes!! (..)2015 Mad Max: Fury Road