be cooking
idiom
informal
: to be performing or doing something well
The economy is really cooking.
That's it! Now you're cooking!
Examples of be cooking in a Sentence
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Of course, there will always be cooking enthusiasts who want to spend a lot of money on a cut of meat and are confident in their abilities to bring the best out of it.
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Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
With over 45 fast and simple recipes to choose from, even the most novice chef will be cooking like Martha in no time.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
Whether in a field or atop a building, more and more Berlin chefs seem to be cooking over open fires.
—Gisela Williams, New York Times, 29 June 2023
Meanwhile, extreme heat will be cooking parts of the South and the West.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
Most of the top 10 Bon Appétit recipes of 2022 were vegetarian, indicating more people might be cooking meatless at home.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 4 Jan. 2023
Soon, the food truck will be cooking, Routson will be brewing, and people will be bellied up at the bar.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021
Mendes, who will be cooking dishes such as a sweet prawn and steamed egg cake with presunto balchão (ham in a spicy, vinegary sauce), had long fantasized about pursuing a project in his mother’s homeland.
—Lindsey Tramuta Jameson Montgomery Juan A. Ramírez Ellie Pithers Gisela Williams Amy Fang, New York Times, 25 May 2023
Since many mothers probably aren’t doing much cooking on Sunday, this column is more for whoever is going to be cooking for mom this holiday.
—Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2022
Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
With over 45 fast and simple recipes to choose from, even the most novice chef will be cooking like Martha in no time.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
Whether in a field or atop a building, more and more Berlin chefs seem to be cooking over open fires.
—Gisela Williams, New York Times, 29 June 2023
Meanwhile, extreme heat will be cooking parts of the South and the West.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
Most of the top 10 Bon Appétit recipes of 2022 were vegetarian, indicating more people might be cooking meatless at home.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 4 Jan. 2023
Soon, the food truck will be cooking, Routson will be brewing, and people will be bellied up at the bar.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021
Mendes, who will be cooking dishes such as a sweet prawn and steamed egg cake with presunto balchão (ham in a spicy, vinegary sauce), had long fantasized about pursuing a project in his mother’s homeland.
—Lindsey Tramuta Jameson Montgomery Juan A. Ramírez Ellie Pithers Gisela Williams Amy Fang, New York Times, 25 May 2023
Since many mothers probably aren’t doing much cooking on Sunday, this column is more for whoever is going to be cooking for mom this holiday.
—Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2022
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“Be cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20cooking. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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