to hand sth to sb on a plate

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• hand something to somebody on a plate — hand sth to sb on a ˈplate idiom (informal) to give sth to sb without the person concerned making any effort • Nobody s going to hand you success on a plate. Main entry: ↑handidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• plate — 1 /pleIt/ noun 1 FOOD a) (C) a flat and usually round dish that you eat from or serve food from: The plates were piled high with rice. | a dinner plate | clear/empty your plate (=eat everything on your plate) b) also plateful (C) the amount of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• plate — plate1 W2S2 [pleıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(sign)¦ 3 have a lot/enough on your plate 4¦(protective covering)¦ 5¦(earth s surface)¦ 6¦(gold/silver)¦ 7 hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate 8¦(pictures/photos)¦ 9¦(baseball)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• clean — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Clean is used after these nouns: ↑spring {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ effectively, well ▪ This product cleans baths very effectively. ▪ easily …   Collocations dictionary

• eye — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ amber, blue, brown, dark, golden, green, grey/gray …   Collocations dictionary

• order — 1 noun 1 FOR A PURPOSE a) in order to do sth for the purpose of doing something: politicians who make promises simply in order to win more votes | In order to understand how the human body works, you need to have some knowledge of chemistry. b)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• punch — 1 verb (T) 1 to hit someone or something hard with your fist (=closed hand): punch sb in/on sth: Gallacher swung round and punched me hard in the stomach. | punch sb/sth: I punched the wall in anger. | punch the air (=to make a movement like a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• punch — punch1 S3 [pʌntʃ] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(make holes)¦ 3¦(push buttons)¦ 4 punch holes in somebody s argument/idea/plans etc 5 punch the air 6 punch somebody s lights out 7 punch the clock 8¦(cattle)¦ Phrasal verbs 　 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• kind — 1 /kaInd/ noun 1 (C) a type or sort or person or thing (+ of): What kind of fish is this? | Are you in some kind of trouble? | victimization of the worst kind | all kinds of: They sell all kinds of different things. | of this kind: Operations of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dirty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ get ▪ Go and play football if you like, but don t get dirty! ▪ get sth, make sb/sth …   Collocations dictionary

• ring — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of jewellery/jewelry ADJECTIVE ▪ engagement, eternity (esp. BrE), promise (esp. AmE), purity (esp. AmE), signet, wedding ▪ diamond …   Collocations dictionary