silver anniversary

silver anniversary or wedding {n. phr.}

The twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of a couple; the twenty-fifth anniversary of a business or an association, etc.

"The day after tomorrow is Mom and Dad's silver anniversary," Sue said to her brother. "I hope you have a nice present picked out."

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hand something to someone on a silver platter

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every cloud has a silver lining

[every cloud has a silver lining] Every trouble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark cloud. - A proverb. * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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