dish out
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle out
Meanings
Give food, advice, or criticism to several people
Why “out”? Something is sent, shared, or made available from one source to many people or places.
“The cafe cook dished out soup to Maya, Leo, and their friends during the shopping break.”
“Maya dished out the pasta, then Leo carried the bowls to the dinner table.”
“The chef dished out bowls of soup.”
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“The cafe cook dished out soup to Maya, Leo, and their friends during the shopping break.” What does it mean?
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Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
blast out
Same out pattern: distribution
Play music extremely loudly through speakers
bring out
Same out pattern: distribution
Make a quality or feature more obvious; Publish or launch a new product; Cause a particular response or behaviour in someone; Take something out of a container or place to show it; Encourage a shy person to be more confident
count out
Same out pattern: distribution
Count items one by one as you remove them
farm out
Same out pattern: distribution
Send work to be done by another person or company
get out
Same out pattern: distribution
Leave a room, car or building; Become known publicly, often by accident; Leave home to meet people or enjoy free time; Manage to escape from a situation; Remove a stain or mark from something; Produce or manage to say words; Publish or release something to the public
give out
Same out pattern: distribution
Distribute to many people
hand out
Same out pattern: distribution
Give something to several people; Give a punishment, advice or judgement
lend out
Same out pattern: distribution
Let people borrow something
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