dish up
phrasal verb
dished up; dishing up; dishes up
informal
: to put (food) into a dish or dishes for serving or eating
dish up some soup
—sometimes used figurativelyThe movie dishes up a wild mix of sex and violence.
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In addition to serving up traditional NYC-style pizza, Brooklyn South dishes up calzones, salads, pastas, cannolis and more.
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Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2025
Servers dish up a banana splits big enough to feed three that cost just $5, and a pair of cheese enchiladas goes for less than $4.
—Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
Caitlin Clark is dishing up assists in the off-season!
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Smith also holds court at one of the festival’s Signature Events, BBQ at the Beach, which dishes up Southern-style barbecue and a pit-master competition.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2025
Servers dish up a banana splits big enough to feed three that cost just $5, and a pair of cheese enchiladas goes for less than $4.
—Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
Caitlin Clark is dishing up assists in the off-season!
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Smith also holds court at one of the festival’s Signature Events, BBQ at the Beach, which dishes up Southern-style barbecue and a pit-master competition.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Dish up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish%20up. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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