cook up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o preparo rápido de comida ou, em contexto informal, inventar ou fabricar uma história, desculpa ou plano.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preparing food quickly or, informally, inventing or fabricating a story, excuse, or plan.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Prepare food quicklyinformal

   To prepare a meal, often quickly or with limited ingredients.

   Preparar comida rapidamente

   • I can cook up some pasta in ten minutes.
   • She cooked up a delicious stew from leftovers.
   • He cooked up a simple breakfast before leaving.

   Sinônimosfixmakethrow togetherwhip up

2. Invent or fabricateinformal

   To create or invent something, often a story or excuse, sometimes dishonestly.

   Inventar

   • He cooked up an elaborate excuse for being late.
   • They cooked up a plan to surprise their friend.
   • She cooked up a story about meeting a celebrity.

   Sinônimosconcoctdevisefabricatehatchinventmake uptrump up

   Antônimosdisclosereportreveal

Verbo basecook