cook up

Significado

1. cook sth up

   to invent sth, especially in order to trick sb

   to cook up a story

En las películas · 26

• You and Howard ought to cook up a picture.The Aviator2004
• I think he just wants to see one cook up close.The Green Mile1999
• Sounds like something you'd cook up, am I right? Huh?Miracle Mile1989
• So, we cooked up operation surprise party.Lightyear2022
• Jack would not tell me what story he'd cook up to explain his possession of the letters.Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018
• I did not cook anything up. I had a source.Runaway Bride1999
• Oh, you know damn well I didn't cook this up.The Unholy2021
• What kind of dinosaur they cooked up in that lab.Jurassic World2015

Apréndela en escenas completas

• Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018
  • Lee Meets Jack Hock
  • Lee Asks to Be Paid in Cash
  • Lee Tells Jack Her Secret

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