dish the dirt
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English Dictionarydish the dirttell people shocking things about someone's private life
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Idiomsdish the dirtdish the dirt (on (someone/something))to talk about other people without worrying about being truthful.
E-mail us and dish the dirt on anyone – husbands, kids, whoever. Did you know that now astronauts can dish the dirt from space?Related vocabulary:
dish out somethingEtymology: based on the phrase dish out food (= to serve food ) and dirt (= negative information about a person) [informal]to tell people unpleasant or shocking personal information about someone. Shauna agreed to dish the dirt on her millionaire ex-lover for a fee of Ј5,000. (often +
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Some journalists just enjoy dishing the dirt. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
dish the dirt v. phr.,
slang To gossip, to spread rumors about others.
Stop dishing the dirt. Sally, it's really quite unbecoming! [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲