on a silver platter
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Being given something too easily, especially more than one deserves.
Example Sentences
- "The plainest and simplest is that it is "up to" the automobile workers themselves. Quite obviously, "nothing is going to be handed to them on a silver platter!" Their intelligence, courage and solidarity must answer the question which modern industry puts to them."
- "On the other hand, the youth should not wait for an invitation to be active and for readymade programs and plans of actions presented to them on a silver platter. The youth themselves should demonstrate initiative.."
- "It is such awkward moves that create frustration within the coalition and, at the same time, present the arguments to the Opposition on a silver platter."
- "Even as the investigator was handing Dartmouth over to him on a silver platter, Goody was whining and complaining, defending himself against the constant and wholly imaginary threat of being taken advantage of."