born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
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To be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, so goes the adage, is to be born assured of wealth.
From Time Magazine Archive
To have been born a De Willoughby was, in general opinion, to have been born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth.
From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Talk of being born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth; give me a cove born with a grin on his face—a much better endowment.
From The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' by Sampson, John
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