to invent a story, excuse, or plan
"I'll cook up some eggs and sausage, maybe some kidneys or black pudding?
Between them they cooked up some story to tell their parents.
If necessary we'll cook up a disaffected ex-employee, or something.
Little did I know he was about to throw away every tenet of his training and cook up this... Dice Therapy.
They'll trace it to Desirée, but she'll cook up a convincing explanation.
cooks up
cooking up
cooked up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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