dole out

Verb

dole out (third-person singular simple present doles out, present participle doling out, simple past and past participle doled out)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in apportioned amounts.
   • The McCains, by contrast, dole out such homespun wisdom as "in Arizona, the only way to get around the state is by small private plane" and understand that in this crazy modern world where the typical family owns eleven homes and spends hundreds of thousands of dollars per year on household staff...2008 July 15, Matthew Yglesias, “Obama's Elitism Problem, Continued”, in The Atlantic
   • Only then did we learn that he doled out billions in secret, last-minute bonuses to his staff last month, just before Bank of America took over and just before the government ponied up a second bailout to cover Merrill’s unexpected $15 billion fourth-quarter loss.2009 January 25, Frank Rich, “No Time for Poetry”, in New York Times

   Synonyms:

   dish out, mete out