hand smth. to smb. on a silver platter
- hand smth. to smb. on a silver platter
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Also, I didn't try hard enough, and if people know you're not trying why should they hand it to you on a silver platter? (J. O'Hara, ‘Elizabeth Appleton’, ch. XI) — К тому же я не очень хотел стать ректором. А если не очень стараешься, то кто же преподнесет тебе эту должность на серебряном подносе?
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
2006.
Смотреть что такое "hand smth. to smb. on a silver platter" в других словарях:
hand\ 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 … Словарь американских идиом
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
silver\ platter — See: hand smth to smb on a silver platter … Словарь американских идиом
silver — See: born with a silver spoon in one s mouth, every cloud has a silver lining, hand smth to smb on a silver platter … Словарь американских идиом
platter — See: hand smth to smb on a silver platter … Словарь американских идиом
