if you are given sth on a silver platter , you do not have to do much to get it :
These rich kids expect to have it all handed to them on a silver platter.
if you are given sth on a silver platter , you do not have to do much to get it :
These rich kids expect to have it all handed to them on a silver platter.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005