1. Lit. to serve up food to people

1. I’ll dish it out, and you take it to the table.

2. Careful how you dish out the mashed potatoes. There may not be enough.

3. Jon, could you dish the carrots out for me, please?

2. to give something, or to tell something such as information, news or your opinions

1. The company dishes out propaganda on a regular basis.

2. NBC dished out more than $790 million to broadcast the Athens Games to U.S. audiences.

3. Dolly Parton is dishing out all her family recipes.

4. His collaborators are dishing out misinformation.

3. Fig. to give out trouble, scoldings, criticism, etc

1. The boss was dishing criticism out this morning, and I really got it.

2. The teacher dished out a scolding to each one who was involved in the prank.

3. Sometimes he’s nasty and insulting. He can really dish out.

4. She is dishing out gifts.

5. He’s mad at me for teasing him – he can dish it out, but he can’t take it!