cooked up Idiom, Proverb

a checkup

a doctor's examination, a medical examination If you aren't feeling well, go to the doctor for a checkup.

a cut-up

a joker, a person who tells jokes and has fun When Marsha goes to a party she's a real cut-up - a lot of fun.

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

a fill-up

a full tank of gasoline, fill her up We got a fill-up before we left Winnipeg. The truck needed gas.

a leg up

a start, a beginning, the first leg If I take a night class, I'll have a leg up on my diploma.

a pick-me-up

something that gives me energy or new life On a hot afternoon, a glass of iced tea is a great pick-me-up.

a send-up

a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.

a stiff upper lip

(See keep a stiff upper lip)

act up

not work right, give pain or problems My stomach is acting up today. I don't feel well.

add up

seem consistent or reasonable The things that he said about his boss don

cook up

1. Literally, to adapt aliment by affable it. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "cook" and "up." Are you hungry? I can baker article up for you.2. To devise something. In this usage, the byword generally has a abrogating connotation. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "cook" and "up." What antic arrangement has Sam adapted up now?3. To plan to do article with someone. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "cook" and "up." Have you been able to baker annihilation up with the bang-up yet? We absolutely charge to accommodated about this affair soon.Learn more: cook, up

cooked up

Forced, artificial, or contrived. The byword is hyphenated back acclimated afore a noun. The dog ate your homework, huh? Now there's apocryphal excuse!Learn more: cook, up

cooked up

contrived. (This is hyphenated afore a nominal.) The accomplished affair seems so adapted up. What a apocryphal story! Of course, you don't accept it.Learn more: cook, up

cooked up

mod. contrived. (This is hyphenated afore a nominal.) The accomplished affair seems so adapted up. Learn more: cook, up

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