Platter
101on a platter — phrasal without effort ; very easily < can have the presidency on a platter Jonathan Daniels > …
102Günther Platter — (né le 7 juin 1954 à Zams Tyrol (Autriche)), est un homme politique autrichien membre du ÖVP. Il est ministre fédéral de l Intérieur du gouvernement Gusenbauer du 11 janvier 2007 au 30 juin 2008. Depuis le 1er juillet 2008, il est… …
103spin the platter — a game in which one member of a group spins a platter on its edge and a designated member must catch it before it falls or pay a forfeit. Also called spin the plate. * * * …
104silver platter doctrine — n. In criminal law, this was a doctrine that a federal court could introduce illegally or improperly state seized evidence, as long as federal officers had played no role in obtaining it. The doctrine was declared unconstitutional in 1960 (Elkins …
105hand\ smth\ to\ smb\ 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 …
106silver\ platter — See: hand smth to smb on a silver platter …
107on a silver platter — If you hand or give something on a silver platter to someone, you let them have it too easily. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
108on a silver platter — like a beautiful gift, served in style Success won t come on a silver platter. You have to work for it …
109hand 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 …
110on a silver platter — without work or effort. The Internet provides huge quantities of information on a silver platter, but you don t know if it s accurate or true …