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be born with a silver spoon in your mouth

to be the son or daughter of a very rich family. His complete lack of concern about money is natural of someone who was born with a silver spoon in their mouth.

See also: born, mouth, spoon

Every cloud has a silver lining.

something that you say which means that there is something good even in an unpleasant situation. As the trip's been cancelled I'll be able to go to the match this Saturday. Every cloud has a silver lining.

See also: cloud, every, has

give/hand something to someone on a (silver) platter

to let someone get something very easily, without having to work for it. If you sell your share in the company now, you're handing the ownership to him on a silver platter.

See also: give, hand, platter

the silver screen (old-fashioned)

the cinema. All the stars of the silver screen are here tonight to celebrate this great occasion.

silver-tongued (literary)

a silver-tongued person speaks to someone in a pleasant way and praises them in order to persuade them to do what they want. He was a silver-tongued orator who convinced many people to support him. (always before noun)

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born with a silver spoon in your mouth

to have opportunities that you did not earn but that you have from the influence of your family. Bill was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth – he came from a poor family and earned his success through hard work.

Etymology: from the idea that silver spoons were given at birth to wealthy children

See also: born, mouth, spoon

on a silver platter

without work or effort. The Internet provides huge quantities of information on a silver platter, but you don't know if it's accurate or true.

See also: platter