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*on a silver platter
Fig. using a presentation [of something] that is appropriate for a very formal setting. (*Typically: give something to someone ~; present something ~; serve something ~; want something ~.) Aren't paper plates good enough for you? You want dinner maybe on a silver platter?
See also: silver

somebody's head on a plate/platter
if you want someone's head on a plate you are very angry with them and want them to be punished The director was furious at what had happened and wanted Watt's head on a platter.
See also: head, plate

give/hand something to somebody 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

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: silver


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