Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one can dish it, but one can't take it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
one -can dish it, but one -can't -take it
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Alternative form of one can dish it out, but one can't take it

Informal

Usage

Questions

What does one can dish it, but one can't take it mean?
Alternative form of one can dish it out, but one can't take it

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