be handed everything on a silver platter

To have whatever one wants delivered, given, or provided to one, without any effort in return. Of course the CEO's daughter got the job without having to interview—she's handed everything on a silver platter. You can't just expect to be handed everything on a silver platter in life. You've got to work for the things you want. Those kids are so spoiled, probably because they've been handed everything on a silver platter their whole lives.

See also: everything, handed, on, platter, silver

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be given everything on a silver platter
on a silver platter
make do
leave (one) to (one's) own devices
leave one to own devices
leave somebody to their own devices
leave someone to their own devices
leave to own devices
leave to someone's own devices
go AWOL

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