give to on a plate

give/hand something to somebody on a plate

to let someone get something very easily, without having to work for it You can't expect everything to be handed to you on a plate - you've got to make a bit of effort.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sheraga	-	Jewish
Valentina	vah-len-TEE-nah (Italian), vah-lyen-TEE-nah (Russian), vah-leen-TEE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
English	['iŋgliʃ]
Thi	-	Vietnamese
Alodia	-	History
Sylvi	SUYL-vee (Finnish)	Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish