- cook up a story
- make up a story, fabricate a tale
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
cook up a story
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Cook — Cook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooked} (k[oo^]kt); p. pr & vb. n. {Cooking}.] 1. To prepare, as food, by boiling, roasting, baking, broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency of fire or heat. [1913 Webster] 2. To concoct or prepare;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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