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]
(..) You're riper than a fat boy in a clown costume. - Hey! - I'm sorry. Liam... coffee on the hot plate. Oh, God damn it. I... I hope it was recently flushed. Two raptors circling the nest. Nest is secured. What's in the box? (..)2016 TvShow: Shameless Title: Swipe, Fuck, Leave Season: 7 Episode 2