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]
(..) Recreation Service or any derivation thereof. The divers, they're still looking for the cab. As soon as they find it they'll pull the plates and the VIN. Have you spoken to your brother? He hasn't called me back yet. No. What about the house? (..)1997 The Game