2dish verb
dishes; dished; dish·ing [no obj] slang : to talk about the personal life of someone else : gossip
▪ The two of them are always dishing about their coworkers.
▪ The two of them are always dishing about their coworkers.
dish out [phrasal verb]
dish out (something) also dish (something) out informal 1 : to serve (food)
▪ The restaurant dishes out more than 500 meals every night. 2 : to give (something) freely or in large amounts
▪ She dishes out advice to anyone who'll listen. ▪ He's always dishing out money and gifts to his grandchildren. 3 dish it out : to criticize other people
▪ He can dish it out, but he can't take it. [=he likes to criticize other people, but he doesn't like being criticized]
▪ The restaurant dishes out more than 500 meals every night.
▪ She dishes out advice to anyone who'll listen. ▪ He's always dishing out money and gifts to his grandchildren.
▪ He can dish it out, but he can't take it. [=he likes to criticize other people, but he doesn't like being criticized]
dish (the) dirt — see dirt
dish up [phrasal verb]
dish up (something) also dish (something) up informal : to put (food) into a dish or dishes for serving or eating
▪ dish up some soup — sometimes used figuratively ▪ The movie dishes up [=serves up] a wild mix of sex and violence.
▪ dish up some soup — sometimes used figuratively ▪ The movie dishes up [=serves up] a wild mix of sex and violence.
