born\ with\ a\ silver\ spoon\ in\ one's\ mouth

born\ with\ a\ silver\ spoon\ in\ one's\ mouth
adj. phr.
Born to wealth and comfort; provided from birth with everything wanted; born rich.

The stranger's conduct was that of a man who had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Compare: well-heeled

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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