dish the dirt

Idioms  

1. Spread gossip or scandal, as in Sally was notorious for dishing the dirt. [Slang; 1920s]

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Example Sentences

And it's even more impossible when they dish the dirt on their ex themselves.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

But perhaps that’s not the remit, on a show for which the pair are engaged with a major streaming corporation to dish the dirt once more.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

"For years afterwards, whenever something happened to me, the press would turn up on her doorstep, looking for her to dish the dirt" wrote Sir Elton in his autobiography, Me.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2020

A waiter named Hugo would sit down at the end of the night and dish the dirt.

From New York Times • May 24, 2019

People were queuing to dish the dirt on Dumbledore anyway.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling