English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Say them in exactitude:
He came first on a platter of gold (nonstandard).
He came first on a platter (standard). You can also say: on a silver platter. To give or hand something to somebody on a platter or on a silver platter is to give it to him or her almost effortlessly.
I think he was born with a silver spoon (nonstandard).
I think he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth (standard).
GAB
