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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "seh" (as in "set") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "MWEHR" + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

To be blamed for something you did not do, to be made the scapegoat while everyone else walks away clean. In Mexico, the person who gets "echado el muerto" ends up paying for everyone else's mistakes without having had anything to do with them.

Examples

They blamed me for the failed project when I had no part in it.

Don't pin this on me, I had nothing to do with it.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, the act of lightly running your fingertips across someone's head in slow, relaxing strokes. The name comes from mimicking a lice check, but the real effect is pure comfort and calm. Asking someone for piojito is a sign of total trust and closeness.