dish the dirt
Share juicy secrets
To dish the dirt is to share gossip or scandalous information about someone, especially revealing private or embarrassing details: She called me just to dish the dirt on her ex.
The phrase suggests serving up juicy information like food on a plate.
Sometimes shortened to just dish: Come on, dish!
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- secretConcealed information
- talk trashInsult competitively
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- speakProduce words aloud
gossip · spill the tea · exposé · scandal · backstabbing · hush · off the record · spill the beans · reveal · tattle · tell-all · kiss and tell · hearsay · word on the street · chatter · bruit · defamation · talk
dish the dirtkeep mum
Remain silent intentionally
hold one's tongue · say nothing · button one's lip · clam up · keep schtum
dish the dirtput in a good word
Speak supportively of another
compliment · praise · extol · whitewash
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