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give/hand sth to sb on a plate
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(Definition of give/hand sth to sb on a plate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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give your word idiom
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give yourself over/up to sth phrasal verb
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give yourself up phrasal verb
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give/allow sth full play idiom
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give/hand sth to sb on a (silver) platter idiom
- give/hand sth to sb on a plate idiom
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give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
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giveaway adjective
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giveaway noun (GIFT)
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giveaway noun (TRUTH)
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given adjective (ARRANGED)
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Synonyms and related words:
- accommodate verb (SUIT)
- administer verb (GIVE)
- administration noun (GIVING)
- assign verb (CHOOSE)
- assign verb (GIVE LEGALLY)
- assignment noun
- award-winning adjective
- gimme
- give sth back phrasal verb
- give sth in phrasal verb
- give sth over to sth/sb phrasal verb
- go round (somewhere) phrasal verb
- purvey verb
- purveyor noun
- resource verb
- reward verb
- set sth/sb up phrasal verb
- surrender verb (GIVE)
- tender noun (OFFER)
- tender verb
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