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dish the dirt
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | dish the dirt - wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"gossiptalk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"bruit, rumor, rumour - tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" |
dish the dirt
dish the dirtslang To gossip about someone or something. Those popular girls are always dishing the dirt on someone in our class. I know, it's been way too long since we got together and dished the dirt.See also: dirt, dishdish the dirtSl. to spread gossip; to gossip. Let's sit down, have a drink, and dish the dirt. David goes down to the tavern to dish the dirt.See also: dirt, dishdish the dirtSpread gossip or scandal, as in Sally was notorious for dishing the dirt. [Slang; 1920s] See also: dirt, dishdish the dirt If one person dishes the dirt on another, they tell people unpleasant or shocking things about them. Many politicians are not above dishing the dirt on a fellow politician. In his autobiography he dishes the dirt on his buddies. Note: People sometimes describe this activity as dirt-dishing. By speaking out as he did, he has pushed up the potential value of any dirt-dishing memoirs he cares to write.See also: dirt, dishdish the dirt reveal or spread scandalous information or gossip. informal 1997 New Scientist We love revisionist biographies that dish the dirt on our icons. See also: dirt, dishˌdish the ˈdirt (on somebody) (informal) tell people unkind or unpleasant things about somebody, especially about their private life: When the newspaper offered her £10 000, she was only too happy to dish the dirt on her friends.See also: dirt, dishdish the dirt tv. to spread gossip; to gossip. Let’s sit down, have a drink, and dish the dirt. See also: dirt, dishdish the dirt
Synonyms for dish the dirtverb wag one's tongueSynonymsRelated Words- talk
- speak
- bruit
- rumor
- rumour
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