- dish it out
- inflict punishment
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
dish it out
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dish it out — ˌdish it ˈout idiom (disapproving) to criticize other people • He enjoys dishing it out, but he really can t take it (= cannot accept criticism from other people). Main entry: ↑dishidiom … Useful english dictionary
dish something out — 1. tv. to serve up food to people. (Standard English.) □ I’ll dish it out, and you take it to the table. CD Careful how you dish out the mashed potatoes. There may not be enough. 2. tv. to distribute information, news, etc. □ The press… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dish it out — criticize, complain Jay can dish it out, but she gets mad if you criticize her … English idioms
dish something out — DISTRIBUTE, dispense, issue, hand out/round, give out, pass out/round; deal out, dole out, share out, allocate, allot, apportion. → dish … Useful english dictionary
dish something out — Syn: distribute, dispense, issue, hand out/round, give out, pass round, deal out, dole out, allocate … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
dish something out — dispense something in a casual or indiscriminate way. → dish … English new terms dictionary
dish something out/up — put food on to a plate or plates before a meal. → dish … English new terms dictionary
ˌdish sth ˈout — phrasal verb informal to give things to a number of people … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
dish it out — Punish. Scold … A concise dictionary of English slang
dish — /dish/, n. 1. an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, esp. for holding or serving food. 2. any container used at table: dirty dishes. 3. the food served or contained in a dish: The… … Universalium
