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platter

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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

someone'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

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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