serve up
Idioms-
Dish out food, as in Next they served up some oysters . [First half of 1400s]
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Provide, as in He served up joke after joke, delighting his audience . [First half of 1600s] also see hand to on a silver platter .
Example Sentences
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According to the Department of Health and Human Services, these changes would allow Head Start to serve up to 236,000 more children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Restaurants there serve up brick-oven pizza and chicken wings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
That spells SOY, the special sauce that will be an essential recipe ingredient if the Dodgers plan to serve up a perfect three-course meal this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
That puts a premium on the ability of inference chips to serve up results efficiently, said Tim Breen, chief executive of GlobalFoundries, a chip manufacturer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
The Bronchettes, no longer duty-bound to cheer and serve up those reedy, screechy screams, started dancing away with abandon, their faces fresh and unvarnished by lipstick or rouge powder.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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