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.
See also: give, on, plate

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Etelka-Hungarian
Ahmad-Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay
Arnoud-Dutch
CoralKAWR-əl (English)English, Spanish
Euria-Basque
Feofan-Russian (Archaic)