English verb: dish the dirt | |||
1. | dish the dirt (communication) wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies | ||
Samples | She won't dish the dirt. | ||
Synonyms | gossip | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | speak, talk | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bruit, rumor, rumour | ||