sprinkle with

sprinkle (someone or something) with (something)

To cover or coat someone or something with lots of small drops or particles of something. I sprinkled the diorama with glitter to give it a festive look. Bits of ash that had been spewed out of the volcano sprinkled onto the town below.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sprinkle someone or something with something

to lightly cover someone or something with something by scattering or sprinkling. The storm sprinkled us with a few droplets of water and then blew over. Larry sprinkled his grapefruit with powdered sugar.
See also: sprinkle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • (have) got something going (with someone)
  • accompanied by
  • accompanied by (someone or something)
  • accompany
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
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Quickly brush the tops with milk and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
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Sprinkle with the oregano and some salt and pepper.
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Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons flour, salt, black and white pepper, and nutmeg.
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Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
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Scoop coconut ice cream between coconut cookies and sprinkle with chopped dried pineapple.
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Then pour into a bowl and sprinkle with the pomegranate seeds, a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of cayenne pepper (optional).
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Gently fold in remaining flour and chocolate drops Place in tin and lay strawberries cut side down all over the top of cake, sprinkle with more chocolate drops and bake for 40-50 minutes.
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Blue lime: Spread multigrain toast with lime marmalade, then sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese and cracked black pepper.
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Finally sprinkle the remaining blackberries over the top and sprinkle with caster sugar (or vanilla sugar if you have some).
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Spoon the icing on to each cake, pop a cherry on top and sprinkle with toasted almonds.
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Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with dried mint and crushed petals with dried mint and crushed petals (if using.) (if using.) Arrange koftes on a platter, Arrange koftes on a platter, sprinkle with sumac and serve with sprinkle with sumac and serve with flat bread/rice and the dip.
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Just before serving, sprinkle with desiccated coconut and lime zest.
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Place onto a baking sheet and sprinkle with the cinnamon and half a tablespoon of the caster sugar.
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Break the bread into a bowl and sprinkle with 400ml of water.
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Cut potatoes into large chips, pop in a roasting tin, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with Lo-Salt (salt substitute).
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