- be handed something on a platter
- ► be handed something on a (silver) platter informal acquire something with little or no effort.Main Entry: ↑platter
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be handed something on a silver platter — ► be handed something on a (silver) platter informal acquire something with little or no effort. Main Entry: ↑platter … English terms dictionary
platter — ► NOUN 1) a large flat serving dish. 2) the rotating metal disc forming the turntable of a record player. 3) Computing a rigid rotating disk on which data is stored in a disk drive; a hard disk. ● be handed something on a (silver) platter Cf. ↑be … English terms dictionary
platter — /ˈplætə / (say platuh) noun 1. a large, shallow dish, commonly oval, for holding or serving meat, etc. 2. Music Colloquial a. a record (def. 18). b. the revolving turntable on which a record sits. –phrase 3. deliver someone s head on a platter,… …
on a platter — adverb (or adjective) : without the least expenditure of effort : without difficulty : very easily can have the presidency on a platter Jonathan Daniels * * * on a (silver) platter informal used to indicate that someone receives or achieves… … Useful english dictionary
hand something to someone on a silver platter — {v. phr.} To give a person a reward that has not been earned. * /The lazy student expected his diploma to be handed to him on a silver platter./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hand something to someone on a silver platter — {v. phr.} To give a person a reward that has not been earned. * /The lazy student expected his diploma to be handed to him on a silver platter./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hand smth to smb on a silver platter — give a person something that has not been earned He was handed a great job on a silver platter and never had to make any effort at all … Idioms and examples
plate — ► NOUN 1) a flat dish from which food is eaten or served. 2) bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold or silver. 3) a thin, flat piece of metal used to join or strengthen or forming part of a machine. 4) a small, flat piece of metal bearing a … English terms dictionary
plater — plate ► NOUN 1) a flat dish from which food is eaten or served. 2) bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold or silver. 3) a thin, flat piece of metal used to join or strengthen or forming part of a machine. 4) a small, flat piece of metal… … English terms dictionary
computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… … Universalium
