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What does "cook" mean?

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In addition to the idioms beginning with cook, also see chief cook and bottlewasher; short order (cook); too many cooks spoil the broth; what's cooking.

See cook in WNW Idioms

cook up

Informal to concoct; devise; invent to cook up an alibi

what's cooking?

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Slang what's happening?

See cook in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

cook (one's) goose

Slang

To ruin one's chances: The speeding ticket cooked his goose with his father. Her goose was cooked when she was caught cheating on the test.

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cook someone's goose