plat 관용구

a full plate

a busy schedule, a lot to do Nancy has a full plate these days. She has two jobs and three kids.

clean up your plate

finish eating all the food on your plate, eat it up You may leave the table after you've cleaned up your plate.

full plate

(See a full plate)

hand something to someone on a silver platter

give a person something that has not been earned He was handed a great job on a silver platter and never had to make any effort at all.

hand to someone on a silver platter

give a person something that has not been earned His education was handed to him on a silver platter and now he is very spoiled and selfish.

on a silver platter

like a beautiful gift, served in style Success won't come on a silver platter. You have to work for it.

on my plate

on my schedule, on my list of duties or tasks I have too much on my plate right now. I'm too busy.

plate is full

too much to do, cannot do any more I'm busy writing exams. My plate is full.

step up to the plate

do your best, take action, take your turn Pedro said,

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hand something to someone on a silver platter|hand

v. phr. To give a person a reward that has not been earned. The lazy student expected his diploma to be handed to him on a silver platter.

home plate|home|plate

n. The base in baseball where the batter stands and that a runner must touch to score. The runner slid across home plate ahead of the tag to score a run.

platonic love|love|platonic

n. phr. Great affection toward another person without sex. They are platonic lovers; they do everything together except make love.

hand to on a silver platter

hand to on a silver platter
Also, serve up on a plate. Provide with something valuable for nothing, or give an unearned reward to; also, make it easy for. For example, She did no work at all, expecting to have everything handed to her on a silver platter, or Just ask them—they'll serve up the data on a plate. Both terms allude to being elaborately served at the table. [Early 1900s] Also see born with a silver spoon.

have a lot on one's plate

have a lot on one's plate
Also, have too much on one's plate. Have a great deal (or too much) to cope with, as in What with the new baby and the new house, they have a lot on their plate, or I can't take that on now; I've got too much on my plate already. This expression transfers a loaded or overloaded dinner plate to other activities. [First half of 1900s]