Question

in_the_loop_140 to invent or plan The expression connotes scheming, but is not necessarily negative (such as in sentence one).

Accepted Answer

COOK UP When Paul’s friends planned his surprise party, they had to cook up a good excuse to get him to the restaurant without his suspecting a thing.The prison inmates cooked up a scheme to break out of jail.

Id	in_the_loop_140
Idiom	COOK UP
Definition	to invent or plan
Examples	When Paul’s friends planned his surprise party, they had to cook up a good excuse to get him to the restaurant without his suspecting a thing. The prison inmates cooked up a scheme to break out of jail.
Extra Info	The expression connotes scheming, but is not necessarily negative (such as in sentence one).

Cook Loop Invent Plan Paul’s Friends Planned Surprise