YOU SAID:
I can dish it out, but I can't take it.
INTO JAPANESE
私はそれを食べることができますが、私はそれを取ることができません。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I can eat it, but I can not take it.
INTO JAPANESE
私は食べることができますが、食べることはできません。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I can eat but I can not eat it.
INTO JAPANESE
私は食べることができますが、食べることはできません。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I can eat but I can not eat it.
You've done this before, haven't you.