o que significa "to have a charmed life"?

Do you know anyone in your social circle that seems to have pretty good fortune in life, not only professionally or personally speaking, but in every single aspect of life? You can say they have a charmed existence. That's something you say to define somebody's existence whose main aspect is luck. They never seem to encounter problem, danger or misfortune (or at least they seem not to).

You may not know anybody whose luck is so big, but if you stop to think of people that seem to lead "perfect" lives, or at least the kind of life that society judges as ideal, those are celebrities. Who never dreamed of making so much money, being popular and so beloved? We know that those people are only human despite giving the naive some sort of idea they're different, but we can all agree they lead a life that's out of reach for the great majority. Celebrities have definitely a charmed life. Just keep in mind that having a charmed life is not only being rich. You can say you have a charmed existence if, for instance, you're a very healthy person and has never had anything other than minor colds.

So here's our second expression: hand something to somebody on a silver platter. Have you ever heard of this one? So imagine you have a very wealthy friend who turns out to be a very annoying spoiled brat - a spoiled brat is someone, usually a kid, who has everything they want and will cry their heads off till they get it. He's actually not been a kid for a very long time, but has never worked in his entire life and never had to. In other words, he's never had to put any effort into getting anything. Everything has always been handed to him on a silver platter.

If you want to have a better idea of what that expression means, just take a look at the picture of a silver platter on the top of this post. Can you imagine how much of a spoiled person someone would be if they were literally handed anything on a silver platter? That's crazy, right? Of course you don't have to take the expression to the letter. You can use it to talk about anyone who's always had it easy, who gets things without work or effort.

One more thing - this one for my faithful readers: I've been very absent lately, I know. I've had some personal issues and had to be focused on something else. But I'm back at full steam with great ideas. Stick around!