Fabricate, concoct, as in She's always cooking up some excuse. [Colloquial; mid-1700s]
cook up
| Idioms: cook up |
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The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
Synonym: concoct
Meaning #2:
make up something artificial or untrue
Synonyms: fabricate, manufacture, make up, invent
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