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View synonyms for dish out
dish out
verb
(tr, adverb) to distribute
to inflict punishment
he can't take it, but he can sure dish it out
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Idioms and Phrases
Deal out, dispense, as in He dishes out advice to one and all . This expression alludes to serving food from a dish. ] Colloquial ; first half of 1600s]
dish it out . Dispense abuse or punishment, as in He can dish it out with the best of them, but he can't take it . [ Slang ; c. 1930]
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