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dish2
[intransitive and transitive] informal to give a lot of information about something or someone, especially something that would usually be secret or private
dish the dirt (=tell people shocking things about someone's private life)
dish something ↔ out
phrasal verb1 to give something to various people in a careless way : 
We dished out some leaflets there too.Paul tends to dish out unwanted advice.
We dished out some leaflets there too.Paul tends to dish out unwanted advice.2 to serve food to people : Sam's dishing out sandwiches if you want one.
Sam's dishing out sandwiches if you want one.3 used to say that someone often criticizes other people, but does not like being criticized
somebody can dish it out but they can't take it
dish something ↔ up
phrasal verbDF to put food for a meal into dishes, ready to be eaten : Could you dish up the vegetables?
Could you dish up the vegetables?