Hand (one) (something) on a plate informal verb phrase
To easily give one something that he/she does not need to make any efforts to achieve
My parents handed me an expensive sport car on a plate without hesitating last month.
His success wasn't handed to him on a plate and he had to fight hard for it.
My brother will hand me his motorcycle on a plate to buy a new car.
Adequate measures or actions
To do one's best or try one's best to do something
If you desire something good or appealing, you must make the necessary effort to acquire it.
To work really hard in order to attain something.
The verb "hand" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase is used to describe something very modern or updated or something that no longer looks like what it's used to.
It has been a long time since I left my high school, and now I have to admit that it's certainly not your father's high school anymore.