dish the dirt

Idioms  

1. Spread gossip or scandal, as in Sally was notorious for dishing the dirt. [Slang; 1920s]

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Example Sentences

Lucy Bronze catches up with BBC Sport's Liam MacDevitt to dish the dirt on what goes on in the Lionesses' group chat.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

And it's even more impossible when they dish the dirt on their ex themselves.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

But perhaps that’s not the remit, on a show for which the pair are engaged with a major streaming corporation to dish the dirt once more.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

A waiter named Hugo would sit down at the end of the night and dish the dirt.

From New York Times • May 24, 2019

People were queuing to dish the dirt on Dumbledore anyway.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling