Thursday, May 12, 2011

Idiom of the day!



DISH OUT

v.

1.) To serve food from a large bowl or plate.

"Ann's mother asked her to dish out the beans."

(Mother asked Ann to take beans from the

serving bowl and put some on each plate.)
2.) informal; To give in large quantities.

"That teacher dished out so mush homework

that her students complained."

(The teacher gave the students a lot of homework.)

3.) slang; To scold or criticize.

"Jim likes to dish it out, but he hates to take it."

(Jim likes to scold or criticize other people,

but he does not like other people to scold him.)

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