dish out
[verb]
Synonyms: give, deliver, dispense, furnish, hand, hand over, provide, supply, transfer, turn over

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dish something ↔ out phrasal verb (see also dish)

1. to give something to various people in a careless way:
We dished out some leaflets there too.
Paul tends to dish out unwanted advice.

2. to serve food to people:
Sam’s dishing out sandwiches if you want one.

3. somebody can dish it out but they can’t take it used to say that someone often criticizes other people, but does not like being criticized

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dish out
dish out (something)
to give something too freely and in large amounts.
The mayor was famous for dishing out political favors to his pals.

Usage notes: often it is criticism or unfriendly remarks that are dished out:
She dished out insults as easily as some of us dish out praise.
sometimes appears as the full expression you can dish it out but you can't take it - you can give criticism freely but you cannot deal with it yourself:
I try not to argue with him because I know he can dish it out but he can't take it.

Related vocabulary: dish the dirt on someone/something
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of dish out food (= to serve food)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

dish out something
dish out (something)
to give something too freely and in large amounts.
The mayor was famous for dishing out political favors to his pals.

Usage notes: often it is criticism or unfriendly remarks that are dished out:
She dished out insults as easily as some of us dish out praise.
sometimes appears as the full expression you can dish it out but you can't take it - you can give criticism freely but you cannot deal with it yourself:
I try not to argue with him because I know he can dish it out but he can't take it.

Related vocabulary: dish the dirt on someone/something
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of dish out food (= to serve food)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

dish out
1. • dish out (criticism)
to criticize someone roughly, to treat someone roughly
Our supervisor likes to dish out criticism to others but he does not like to hear criticism about himself.

2. • dish out (food)
to serve food from a large bowl or plate
I began to dish out the food when the guests arrived.

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dish out
v.
1. To serve (food) from a large bowl or plate.
Ann's mother asked her to dish out the beans.
2. informal To give in large quantities.
That teacher dished out so much homework that her pupils complained to their parents.
3. slang To scold; treat or criticize roughly.
Jim likes to dish it out, but he hates to take it.
Compare: HAND OUT.

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