give/hand something to someone on a plate

Related to word: plate

Idiom

Definition

  1. To allow someone to obtain or achieve something very easily, without much effort.

    指某人毫不費力地獲得或贏得某事物;輕鬆獲取。

    • He shouldn't have been given the award on a plate; he put in no effort at all.

      他不應該被輕易地頒發這個獎項;他根本沒有付出任何努力。

    • She found the job was handed to her on a plate; she didn't even prepare seriously for the interview.

      她發現這份工作被輕易地交給了她;她甚至沒有認真準備面試。

    • They didn’t have to struggle for success; it was handed to them on a plate.

      他們不必為成功而奮鬥;成功被輕易地交給了他們。