serve up

Idioms  

1. Dish out food, as in Next they served up some oysters . [First half of 1400s]

2. Provide, as in He served up joke after joke, delighting his audience . [First half of 1600s] also see hand to on a silver platter .

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Example Sentences

No one wants to intentionally ruin Thanksgiving by serving up an undercooked bird, or by serving up a cold front to one’s guests.

From MarketWatch

And lastly, for dessert, Garten serves up her Pumpkin Flan with Maple Caramel, which can be prepared and refrigerated in the pan for up to three days.

From Salon

Instead, he explained, they “get you to be frustrated” by serving up poor matches or bots, and then promise that if you pay more money for premium benefits, you’ll start getting better results.

From Salon

Frank triumphed with “Your Way’s Better,” which serves up playful statements of gratitude: “Lord, I am so thankful for the ways that You blessed me/Everything You say making waves like a jet ski.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I stayed busy serving up one flat white after another.

From The Wall Street Journal