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noun container ADJ. deep | flat, shallow | empty | baking, cooking, roasting, serving | fireproof, heatproof, ovenproof | china, glass, metal, silver | casserole, gratin, pie, souffle, soup | butter, food, soap, vegetable your pet's food dish PREP. in a/the ~ Arrange the chicken and salad in a serving dish. the dishes: plates, bowls, etc. ADJ. clean | dirty, unwashed The dirty breakfast dishes were still in the sink when we got home. | breakfast VERB + DISH do, wash It's your turn to do the dishes. | dry He dried the dishes and put them away. | put away type of food ADJ. main, side Serve one or two main dishes with a choice of salads and nibbles. | favourite Do you have a favourite dish? | delicious, tasty, wonderful | elaborate | simple a simple dish, beautifully prepared | classic, traditional | savoury, sweet | spiced/spicy | cold, hot | local, international, national, regional The national dish is ‘bigos’?hunter's stew. | Chinese, French, etc. | vegetarian | cheese, egg, fish, meat, pasta, rice, seafood, vegetable Goulash is a meat dish. | breakfast, lunch, supper Kedgeree makes a wonderful supper dish. VERB + DISH cook, make, prepare She cooked us a delicious French dish with pork and tomatoes. | serve a restaurant that serves traditional Indian dishes | recommend | sample, try They sampled all the local dishes. PHRASES the dish of the day I can recommend the chef's dish of the day.FOOD
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dish sth out
[ M ] informal
2. to give or serve food to people
• Jon, could you dish the carrots out for me, please?, dish sth out
[ M ] informal
1. to give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully
• Doctors are short of time to listen and are therefore keen to dish out drugs whenever they can.
• He's very keen to dish out criticism., dish (sth) up
[ M ] UK informal
to make or serve a meal
• Come to the table everybody - I'm ready to dish (supper) up.
• What's the canteen dishing up for us today?
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs