dish off
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To quickly throw or pass something to someone else.
Literal meaning: To send something away as if placing it off a dish or plate.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To quickly pass a ball or object to a teammate or another person.
"The point guard dished off to the center for an easy layup."
Grammar: separable
2 C1
idiomatic
informal
To hand something over to someone else, often to get rid of a responsibility quickly.
"She dished off the extra work to her colleague before leaving for vacation."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily used in American sports commentary, especially basketball. Rare outside sports contexts. Often used by commentators to describe a quick assist pass.
Commonly used with
ball pass assist player teammate
Forms
Base
dish off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dishes off
he/she/it
Past simple
dished off
yesterday
Past participle
dished off
have + pp
-ing form
dishing off
continuous
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