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单词 hand to on a silver platter
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hand to on a silver platter


Also, serve up on a plate. Provide with something valuable for nothing, or give an unearned reward to; also, make it easy for. For example, She did no work at all, expecting to have everything handed to her on a silver platter, or Just ask them—they'll serve up the data on a plate. Both terms allude to being elaborately served at the table. [Early 1900s] Also see born with a silver spoon.

Words nearby hand to on a silver platter

hand-tailor, hand tight, hand-to-hand, hand-to-mouth, hand tool, hand to on a silver platter, hand truck, hand-walk, handwarmer, hand-wash, hand-washing
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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