Freddy cooked up a great story so that Jane wouldn't know she was on her way to a surprise party for her birthday.
I'd like to find out who cooked this scheme up.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
cook up — (something) to invent something to produce a result you want. Freddy cooked up a great story so that Jane wouldn t know she was on her way to a surprise party for her birthday. Usage notes: often cook up means to invent something that is… … New idioms dictionary
cook up — verb 1. prepare or cook by mixing ingredients (Freq. 1) concoct a strange mixture • Syn: ↑concoct • Derivationally related forms: ↑concoction (for: ↑concoct) … Useful english dictionary
cook — I UK [kʊk] / US verb Word forms cook : present tense I/you/we/they cook he/she/it cooks present participle cooking past tense cooked past participle cooked *** Other ways of saying cook: boil to cook food in boiling water: Boil the potatoes for… … English dictionary
cook — cook1 [ kuk ] verb *** intransitive or transitive to prepare food and heat it so that it is ready to eat: Cook the apple slowly until it is soft. When did you learn to cook? cook something for someone: Joe s cooking dinner for me tonight. cook… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Cook da Books — Also known as Big in France Origin England Genres New Wave, Synthpop Years active 1980 1988 Labels … Wikipedia
Cook (EP) — Cook EP by Alec Empire Released 1994 Genre Drum n Bass Ragga Jungle Label Digital H … Wikipedia
Cook Da Books — waren eine in den 1980ern aktive britische Pop Band. Cook da Books war zunächst ein britisches Reggae Quartett, das Sänger Peter Deary 1980 gemeinsam mit dem Bassisten Gewn Moran, Keyboarder Tony Prescott und Drummer John Legget in Liverpool… … Deutsch Wikipedia
cook someone's goose — cook (someone s) goose informal if you cook someone s goose, you do something that spoils their plans and prevents them from succeeding. Disgruntled employees cooked Blackledge s goose by leaking private documents to the press … New idioms dictionary
cook goose — cook (someone s) goose informal if you cook someone s goose, you do something that spoils their plans and prevents them from succeeding. Disgruntled employees cooked Blackledge s goose by leaking private documents to the press … New idioms dictionary
cook — cook1 S2 [kuk] v 1.) [I and T] to prepare food for eating by using heat ▪ Where did you learn to cook? ▪ Cook the sauce over a low heat for 10 minutes. cook a meal/dinner/breakfast etc ▪ I m usually too tired to cook an evening meal. cook sth for … Dictionary of contemporary English
