Dish The Dirt

Meaning

Dish the dirt: Gossip or spread malicious rumors or negative information and to do so with no regards to the damage done to others.

Compare: Dish Out or Dish it Out

Examples Of Use

“The tabloid exists solely to dish the dirt on celebrities.”

“The reporter made a career out of dishing the dirt so it is no wonder she is having trouble being taken seriously as a journalist.”

“Some people at the office spend all their time dishing the dirt at the water cooler.”

Origin

From 1920’s slang, dirt refers to negative information about a person while dish alludes to serving food from a dish.

More Idioms Starting with D

• Dirt Cheap Meaning
• Dead Ringer
• Drop Dead
• Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk
• Dead End

More Dirt Idioms

• Dirt Cheap Meaning

More Dish Idioms

• Dull As Dishwater (or Ditchwater)
• Dish Out or Dish it Out

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