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dish out

VERB
  1. provide (usually but not necessarily food)
    She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.
    We serve meals for the homeless
    The entertainers served up a lively show
  2. administer or bestow, as in small portions
    dole out some money
    the machine dispenses soft drinks
    administer critical remarks to everyone present
    deal a blow to someone
    shell out pocket money for the children

How To Use dish out In A Sentence

  • He prowled, then pounced - ballet technique in high gear - like a prize bantam; she shimmied - midriff bare, legs striking out from her flaming outfit - to dish out a hot-pepper attitude.
  • All that our boys in blue need to do is sit on the top deck of a number 27 Edinburgh bus and listen for a few minutes to those posh gels on their way to lectures at the capital's university and they'd be able to dish out any number of £80 fines.
  • Everywhere you look, there are thickset bully boys in tight-fitting suits, ready to dish out punishment.
  • As the village suffers its first losses at the frontline, conscientious objector George (Thomas), a teacher, is ostracised for refusing to dish out corporal punishment at the local school, flat-footed Cecil (Bird) bemoans a lack of beer, and caddish, cowardly Bert (Sweet) sets his cap at a grieving widow. Chickens: What The Inbetweeners did next
  • London, Sep 1 (IANS) More than two years after a 'poppadom' jibe against her caused global outrage, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has announced plans to "dish out the poppadoms" to Britons. Bollywood Entertainment News | India
  • Fergusson Intermediate pupils say the school has threatened to dish out detentions if they are caught hugging each other, a move many feel is heavy-handed.
  • So the martial arts are a great way to dish out a bit of punishment, with a heavy hand if required, but the spiritual dimension to the sport is inseparable from the principal aim of the fight: to knock down your opponent.
  • As tasteless as any comment about his mum is, he does dish out sledges better than anyone.
  • One team might have slightly different values to another and dish out stars in a different way. Times, Sunday Times
  • More than two years after a 'poppadom' jibe against her caused global outrage, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has announced plans to 'dish out the poppadoms' to Britons. India eNews
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