cook up a story
1cook up a story — make up a story, fabricate a tale …
2Cook — 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;… …
3cook something up — (informal) CONCOCT, devise, contrive, fabricate, trump up, hatch, plot, plan, invent, make up, think up, dream up. → cook * * * concoct a story, excuse, or plan, esp. an ingenious or devious one * * * ˌcook sthˈup derived (informal) to invent sth …
4Cook County, Illinois —   County   Flag …
5Cook's Illustrated — Cook s Illustrated, January/February 2007 Editor Christopher Kimball Categories Cooking Frequency Every two months Circulation …
6Cook (surname) — Cook Family name Cook coat of arms Meaning cook (occupational) Region of origin …
7Cook County Courthouse (Minnesota) — Cook County Courthouse U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
8Cook Forest State Park — Pennsylvania State Park Natural Monument (IUCN III) Tom s Run …
9Cook's Corner — is a Southern California bar built in 1884 that is popular with motorcyclists.[1] It is located near Silverado in Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California …
10Story Teller — (sold as Story Time in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) was a magazine partwork published by Marshall Cavendish between 1982 and 1985. Publishing HistoryThe original Story Teller was released in 1982 as a fortnightly partwork. Each… …
