Cook up
/ˈkʊkɪŋ/B1
PreIntermediate
1. To quickly prepare or invent a meal or dish, often with limited resources.
- I didn't have much in the fridge, so I just cooked up some pasta with tomato sauce.
- She managed to cook up a delicious stew with only a few vegetables.
2. To invent a plan or story, often with deceptive or dishonest intentions.
- They cooked up a scheme to get rich quick, but it didn't work out.
- He cooked up an excuse for being late to the meeting.
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