if someone dishes out something such as criticism or punishment, they criticize or punish someone severely
to give things to a number of people
to serve food
used for saying that someone often criticizes other people but does not like being criticized
He was dishing out a chicken stew.
He’s always ready to dish out criticism.
It's all too easy to dish out advice to someone if you're never going to meet.
Jennifer Aniston dishes on her engagement and upcoming film.
She couldn't see what, so she hoisted the roasting dish out.
She recalled the way he always used to say, `A word to the wise,' when he wanted to dish out the dirt on something or somebody.
Some doctors are dishing out drugs their patients do not need.
dishes out
dishing out
dished out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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