dish

See: COVERED-DISH SUPPER.

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covered-dish supper

[covered-dish supper] or [potluck supper] A meal to which each guest brings a share of the food. * /Dolly made a chicken casserole for the covered-dish supper./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

dish out

[dish out] {v.} 1. To serve (food) from a large bowl or plate. * /Ann's mother asked her to dish out the beans./ 2. {informal} To give in large quantities. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

supper

[supper] See: [COVERED-DISH SUPPER] or [POTLUCK SUPPER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

potluck supper

[potluck supper] See: [COVERED-DISH SUPPER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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