Cook up a storm Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈkʊk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈstɔɹm

KUUK-up-uh-STORM

UK

kˈʊk/ /ˈʌp/ /æɪ/ /stˈɔːm

KUUK-up-uh-STAWM

التعريف

To cook a lot of food with energy and enthusiasm, often for a special occasion or for many people.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal, enthusiastic idiom. It describes someone making a lot of food with energy—often for a party, holiday, or family gathering. Not used literally for weather; don't use for small or simple meals.

• Spanish: cocinar mucho - preparar una gran comida
• Portuguese (BR): cozinhar muito - preparar um banquete
• Portuguese (PT): cozinhar muito - preparar um banquete
• Chinese (Simplified): 大展厨艺 - 做一大堆菜
• Chinese (Traditional): 大展廚藝 - 做一大堆菜
• Hindi: बहुत सारा खाना बनाना
• Arabic: تحضير الكثير من الطعام - الطبخ بكثرة
• Bengali: ধুমধাড়াক্কা রান্না করা - অনেক খাবার রান্না করা (উৎসাহ ও উদ্দীপনায়)
• Russian: готовить на всю катушку - устраивать пир на весь мир
• Japanese: 料理をたくさん作る - ご馳走を振る舞う
• Vietnamese: nấu nướng tưng bừng - nấu rất nhiều món ăn
• Korean: 음식을 푸짐하게 만들다 - 잔치상을 차리다
• Turkish: harikalar yaratmak (mutfakta) - bol bol yemek yapmak
• Urdu: زبردست پکوان تیار کرنا - خوب کھانا پکانا
• Indonesian: masak besar-besaran - memasak dengan meriah

جمل نموذجية

Every Sunday, Grandma cooks up a storm for the whole family.

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She loves to cook up a storm on holidays.

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Dad cooked up a storm for my birthday dinner.

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Whenever friends visit, she cooks up a storm in the kitchen.

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He really cooked up a storm at the barbecue last night—there was food everywhere!

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Whenever there’s a celebration, my mom loves to cook up a storm and feed everyone.

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