cook up
phrasal verb
cooked up; cooking up; cooks up
1
: to prepare (food) for eating especially quickly
I can cook up some hamburgers.
He cooked this whole meal up in less than 30 minutes.
2
: to invent (something, such as an idea, excuse, etc.) to deal with a particular situation
They cooked up a scheme to fool their neighbor.
You'll have to cook an excuse up quickly.
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Ali Faccenda, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Gomez first kicked off her cooking series in 2020 in which she is joined by guest professional chefs to cook up some tasty dishes.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Ali Faccenda, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
But traditional ideas about gender are proving stubborn in the virtual realm, starting with the AI assistants and their sycophantic feminine voices as well as those girls (French, tattooed, blonde) the app cooked up.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Some retailers are offering special savings on the day before Thanksgiving, so shoppers should race to take advantage of the remaining deals before cooking up their Thanksgiving meal on Thursday.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Gomez first kicked off her cooking series in 2020 in which she is joined by guest professional chefs to cook up some tasty dishes.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Cook up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cook%20up. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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