dish it out
Example Sentences
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“People wanted to show that we can dish it out as well as take it. We’re not a pitiful helpless giant.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
Embattled coach Paul Maurice can take it but apparently can’t dish it out.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
So, it was both teams doing it and you have to be able to deal with it as well as dish it out.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2022
“Stevie Wonder is the man! I wish I gave her a little grief about it. She told me, ‘If you can’t tell, I can dish it out and I can take it.’
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2022
I wanted him to know that I, his Little Brother, could dish it out and not just take it.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
