hand something to somebody on a plate
hand (something) to (someone) on a plate
To give or relinquish something to someone very easily, without them having to work very hard to get or achieve it. The team's defense has been atrocious today, handing a victory to their opponents on a plate. If we can get the government to subsidize our project, we'll have our yearly earnings handed to us on a plate. A: "Why did you drop out? You just handed the internship to Kelly on a plate." B: "Yeah, because she wanted it way more than I did."
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hand something to somebody on a ˈplate
,hand somebody something on a ˈplate
(informal) give something to somebody without the person concerned having to make any effort to get it: She was handed the job on a plate. Somebody just telephoned her one afternoon and asked her if she’d like to work for the BBC. ♢ A contract’s not just going to be handed to you on a plate, you know. You have to earn it.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
- hand (something) to (someone) on a plate
- give (something) to (one) on a (silver) platter
- give (something) to (one) on a plate
- hand (one) (something) on a plate
- hand (something) to (one) on a (silver) platter
- hand someone something on a plate
- hand to on a silver platter
- serve up on a plate
- sacrifice (someone or something) for (someone or something else)
- sacrifice for