en bandeja

on a silver platter

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phrase Rare #44,058

on a silver platter Often appears as en bandeja de plata. Used literally for serving food on a tray, or figuratively when someone is given something easily or without having to work for it.

SP: Le dieron el puesto en bandeja.

EN: They handed him the position on a silver platter.

Tu papá solo te entregó tu carrera en bandeja de plata.

Your dad just handed you your career on a silver platter.

— La asistenta (2025)

Di Cosimo nos ha servido una fortuna en bandeja de plata.

Di Cosimo has served us a fortune on a silver platter.

— El cartero (y Pablo Neruda) (1994)

A los malos estudiantes se les da todo en bandeja.

Bad students are given everything on a silver platter.

— La ola (2008)

Dile al cocinero que quiero esa langosta en bandeja de plata.

Tell the cook I want that lobster on a silver platter.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)