
Hledat
to cook up
[phrase form: cook]
01
vymyslet, sestavit
to make up something that is not true, like a story or excuse
Transitive: to cook up a story or excuse
Example
He tried to cook up an excuse for being late to the meeting.
Children sometimes cook up elaborate tales to explain their actions when caught misbehaving.
02
připravit, uvařit
to prepare food quickly, often in an informal or creative manner
Transitive: to cook up food
Example
She cooked up a quick dinner after a long day at work.
Po dlouhém dni v práci připravila rychlou večeři.
He cooked up a delicious stew using leftovers from the fridge.
Uvařil chutný guláš z zbytků v lednici.

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