somebody   can dish it out, but  somebody  (cannot / could not) take it
somebody
sʌmbədi
sambēdi
<abbr style="text-decoration: underline;" title="can / could" > can</abbr>
kæn
kān
dish
dɪʃ
dish
it
ɪt
it
out,
aʊt
awt
but
bət
bēt
somebody
sʌmbədi
sambēdi
(cannot / could
kænɒt
kānot
not)
teɪk
teik
take
ɪt
it
it
{sb} would dish it out, but {sb} would not take it

Определение и значение слова « somebody can dish it out, but somebody cannot take it» на английском языке

somebody can dish it out, but somebody cannot take it
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кто-то легко критикует других людей, но ему не нравится

used to mean that someone is capable of criticizing or teasing others, but they become sensitive or defensive when faced with the same kind of criticism or teasing themselves 
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Basically, he was a bully, and like most bullies, he could dish it out, but couldn't take it. 
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