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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 -
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
- This criticism that Romney seems to dish out with impunity is bording on TREASON ..... Romney accuses Obama of not protecting troops
- Can you dish out the potatoes please?
- Paul still tends to dish out unwanted advice.
- These vintage tongs will make you the star hostess while you dish out the sugar cubes. The Sun
- Parents, patients and citizens will no longer have to accept what faceless bureaucrats dish out in schools and hospitals. The Sun
- I had good days and bad days, and it's fair to say the gaffer can dish out the hairdryer treatment. The Sun
- Richard picked up a dish out of the drainer and began to dry it.
- From Monday, officers will have the power to dish out dispersal orders to split up gangs of troublesome teenagers that congregate to cause criminal damage, graffiti and intimidation.
- He wore an outlandish outfit of pink pants and green sneakers.
- We'll probably dish out some leaflets there too.
