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On a silver platter

Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov

Phraseologism: On a silver platter.

Meaning: About the desire to get something easily, without effort. After the release of the novel, the stable phrase "get (something) on ​​a silver platter" has developed.

Origin: From the novel The Golden Calf (1931) by Soviet writers Ilya Ilf (1897-1937) and Evgeny Petrov (1903-1942). The words of Ostap Bender, who exactly wanted to get his million from the Soviet underground millionaire (part 1, ch. 2): "I will not choke him with a pillow or hit him on the head with a blued revolver. And, in general, nothing stupid will happen. Ah, If only I could find an individual! I'll arrange it so that he brings me his money himself, on a silver platter." It is likely that in this case the authors ironically rethought the biblical story about Salome, who, for her brilliantly performed dance, demanded that the head of John the Baptist be served to her on a silver platter.

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