Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming

Fixed adverbial phrase meaning to do something without sight or without information. Not guessable from 'ciego' alone because the phrase has an idiomatic extension beyond physical blindness: it often means acting without any guidance or information at all.

Short for 'en bandeja de plata'. Used to describe something given or served up effortlessly to someone, often with a note of sarcasm or irony. The image is of a silver tray; a learner knowing only 'bandeja' (tray) would not predict this idiomatic meaning.

While 'salida' means exit and 'fácil' means easy, this fixed phrase carries a specifically moral or character-related judgment: taking the path of least resistance when something harder would be more correct. The connotation of moral weakness or cowardice is non-compositional.

Literally the sound a donkey makes. When applied to people, it implies their talking or noise is senseless and irritating, like an animal. A learner knowing only 'bray' might not connect this to human speech used as a dismissive insult.