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dish out
verb
- tr, adverb to distribute
- dish it outto inflict punishment
he can't take it, but he can sure dish it out
Example Sentences
He could dish out compliments, but he was often too insecure to take them.
If the teen dished out a beating to a misbehaving kid — someone who cursed at officers or defied their orders — he would be rewarded with In-N-Out, Jack in the Box, McDonald’s or Chick-fil-A.
Never mind the insults the puerile president constantly dishes out, the demeaning nicknames he assigns — like “Newscum” — or the president’s heartless approach to governing.
On the campaign trail with Donald Trump last year, Vance spent much of his time sharply criticising Democrats - the usual attack-dog duties that traditionally get dished out to running mates - and sparring with reporters.
He said that some of the jabs Republican lawmakers dished out on social media also “may rub some people the wrong way.”
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