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

one can dish it, but one can't take it is the alternative form of one can dish it out.

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One can dish it, but one can't take it is the alternative form of one can dish it out.

Words near one can dish it, but one can't take it in the dictionary

  1. one bad turn deserves another
  2. one big happy family
  3. one brick short of a full load
  4. one by one
  5. one can dish it out, but one can't take it
  6. one can dish it, but one can't take it
  7. one can run but one can't hide
  8. one can't break a stick in a bundle
  9. one can't break a twig in a bundle
  10. one can't break sticks in a bundle
  11. one can't carry two watermelons under one arm

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