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Phrase(s): serve something up
to distribute or deliver food for people to eat. • The cook served the stew up and then passed around the bread. • Can you serve up the food now?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Dish out food, as in Next they served up some oysters. [First half of 1400s] 2. Provide, as in He served up joke after joke, delighting his audience. [First half of 1600s] Also see HAND TO ON A SILVER PLATTER.
American Heritage Idioms