silver platter
Elegant serving tray
A silver platter is a large, flat serving dish, traditionally made of silver and associated with formal dining and wealth.
The phrase on a silver platter means something given without requiring effort—handed over as if by a servant presenting a fine meal: They expected success to be handed to them on a silver platter.
- servingMeasured food portion
- trayShallow portable platform
- handedGave directly
- easyRequiring minimal effort
- effortlessRequiring no strain
easy street · polished · shiny · butler · elegance · presentation · gleaming · offered · deserve · spoiled · entitlement · luxury · high society · dining · formal · fine dining · sterling · heirloom
- platterscharcuterie board, fruit tray, dessert tray, serving tray, pastry tray
- silver
- opportunitygolden opportunity, window of opportunity, opportunity knocks, once in a lifetime, golden chance
silver platterhard work
Sustained strenuous effort
blood sweat and tears · hard-won · earned · struggle · toil
silver platterpaper plate
Single-use dining surface
tin plate · plastic tray · cafeteria tray · bare hands · wooden bowl
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