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See: HAND SOMETHING TO ONE ON A SILVER PLATTER.

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hand something to someone on a silver platter

[hand something to someone 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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

silver

[silver] See: [BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE'S MOUTH], [EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING], [HAND SOMETHING TO ONE ON A SILVER PLATTER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[вынь да положь] {v. phr.} {informal} [vyin' da po`lozh] {imperative} do or get smt. by all means. (for smb.). Said when smb. wants smt. here and right now. * /"Все […] www.sky-net-eye.com

hand in hand

[hand in hand] {adv. phr.} 1. Holding hands. * /Bob and Mary walked along hand in hand in the park./ Compare: [ARM IN ARM]. 2. Accompanying each other; together; closely […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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