cook up

British  

verb

1. informal to concoct or invent (a story, alibi, etc)

2. to prepare (a meal), esp quickly

3. slang to prepare (a drug) for use by heating, as by dissolving heroin in a spoon

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noun

1. (in the Caribbean) a dish consisting of mixed meats, rice, shrimps, and sometimes vegetables

cook up Idioms  

1. Fabricate, concoct, as in She's always cooking up some excuse. [Colloquial; mid-1700s]

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Example Sentences

"By the way, your father's cooking up some business deal with the parents of one of the kids in your class. We're having the whole family over for dinner next week."

From Literature

“A deer got killed on the highway. My grandpa cooked up a stew. What’s the big deal?”

From Literature

No matter which schemes opposing defenses cooked up, Seattle wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba found ways to break free and torch them downfield.

From The Wall Street Journal

Goodwin’s department is cooking up plans to put the fountain in storage, saying there is a safety emergency.

From The Wall Street Journal

Employees bought a few boxes, cooked up the gooey meals in a corporate kitchen and dug in.

From The Wall Street Journal