dish out
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Definition(s):
- (v) administer or bestow, as in small portions
- (v) provide (usually but not necessarily food)
Usage(s):
- As Smith tells it, he was tending a grain field alone one day, when his master stopped by unescorted to dish out his customary abuse.
- When western diplomats seek concessions from Iran, they typically dish out tough rhetoric and threaten sanctions.
- Marketers have access to the entire database of tweeters and can select whom they want to pay and how much they're willing to dish out.
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