Bowl someone over

bowl someone over 1. Lit. to knock someone over. (Fixed order.) We were bowled over by the wind. Bob hit his brother and bowled him over. 2. Fig.to surprise or overwhelm someone. (Fixed order.) The news bowled me over. The details of the proposed project bowled everyone over.
bowl up to fill a pipe bowl with smokable material. The detective bowled up and struck a match. Roger bowled up, but forgot to light his pipe.
Life is just a bowl of cherries. ---Prov. Everything is going well.; Life is carefree. (Often used ironically, as in the second example.) The real estate salesman tried to convince us that life in the suburbs is just a bowl of cherries. Jill: Hi, Jane. How are you? Jane: Oh, my alarm clock didn’t go off this morning, and then my car wouldn’t start, and I missed the bus and got to work late, and I just found out my rent’s going up fifty dollars a month. Life is just a bowl of cherries.
A bowl of cherries – a very pleasant or enjoyable situation or experience. (ox.51p)
dish on someone Sl.to gossip about or slander someone. Stop dishing on her. She never hurt you! They spent an hour dishing on Wally.
dish something out ---1. Lit. to serve up food to people. I’ll dish it out, and you take it to the table. Careful how you dish out the mashed potatoes. There may not be enough. 2. Fig.to distribute information, news, etc. The press secretaries were dishing reports out as fast as they could write them. The company dishes out propaganda on a regular basis. 3. Fig.to give out trouble, scolding , criticism, etc. The boss was dishing criticism out this morning, and I really got it. The teacher dished out a scolding to each one who was involved in the prank.
dish the dirt---Sl.to spread gossip; to gossip. Let’s sit down, have a drink, and dish the dirt. David goes down to the tavern to dish the dirt.
Dish the dirt --- reveal or spread scandalous information or gossip, informal. 1997 New Scientist We love revisionist biographies that dish the dirt on our icons.(ox.80p)
Revenge is a dish best served cold. Prov. It is very satisfying to get revenge a long time after the event for which you want revenge. I don’t mind waiting to get revenge on Greg; I’ll wait ten years if I have to. Revenge is a dish best served cold.