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 figuratively

The movie dishes up a wild mix of sex and violence.

Examples of dish up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Further up the avenue, Claudie channels the South of France, complete with a bubbling fountain in its picturesque courtyard, while across the street, seductive spot Felice dishes up excellent pasta and tiramisu. —Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025

Harris was routinely criticized for her inability to answer hard questions, or even easy questions, and instead dishing up heaping plates of word salad. —Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025

This week, the beloved fast-food chain will celebrate National Cheeseburger Day by dishing up a deal for patrons that is hard to turn down. —Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025

Among his top picks: Milpa, a modern Mexican café dishing up birria and ribeye asada tacos, chilaquiles, and more—all with excellent stone-ground masa tortillas made fresh daily. —Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for dish up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup