dish it out
1dish 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 …
2dish 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… …
3dish it out — criticize, complain Jay can dish it out, but she gets mad if you criticize her …
4dish something out — DISTRIBUTE, dispense, issue, hand out/round, give out, pass out/round; deal out, dole out, share out, allocate, allot, apportion. → dish …
5dish something out — Syn: distribute, dispense, issue, hand out/round, give out, pass round, deal out, dole out, allocate …
6dish something out — dispense something in a casual or indiscriminate way. → dish …
7dish something out/up — put food on to a plate or plates before a meal. → dish …
8dish it out — inflict punishment …
9ˌdish sth ˈout — phrasal verb informal to give things to a number of people …
10dish it out — Punish. Scold …
