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
LeaLE-ah (German, Finnish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian
Ruadh-Irish, Scottish
Edytae-DI-tahPolish
BrooksBRUWKSEnglish
Jescha-Biblical
Niklaus-German (Swiss)