silver plate(s)

silver plate(s)

A humorous English corruption of the French phrase s'il vous plaît, meaning "please." Would you mind passing the wine, silver plates? Mercy buckets!
See also: silver
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • mercy buckets
  • Robert's your father's brother
  • (Don't ask me,) I just work here.
  • (Don't ask me,) I only work here.
  • checks notes
  • sweat buckets
  • GMTA
  • my face when
  • my reaction when
  • no fox given