Armut piş, ağzıma düş

Literally: Cook, pear, and fall into my mouth

Example: “Hiç çalışmadan zengin olmak istiyor; armut piş, ağzıma düş.” — He wants to get rich without working; he expects it all on a silver platter.

English equivalent: On a silver platter

Origin: A figurative Ottoman-era expression built on a simple, literal observation: pears left on the tree eventually ripen fully and drop to the ground entirely on their own, with no effort required from anyone standing nearby to pick or gather them. Wishing for a pear to cook itself and land directly in your own open mouth pushes that already-easy natural process one deliberately absurd step further, imagining a scenario where literally zero effort is required for something desirable to arrive fully finished and ready to enjoy. The phrase settled into common use as a pointed, mocking description of someone who expects success or reward to fall into their lap without ever doing the work themselves.