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what's cooking

idiom

A greeting, similar to how are you?; what's happening?; what's up?; what's new?


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    cooking with gas

    Functioning particularly effectively; achieving something substantial.

  2. 02

    get what's coming to one

    To experience the consequences of one's actions.

  3. 03

    now you're cooking

    Used to praise someone for adopting a more effective or suitable method or approach, or to signal that progress is being made.

  4. 04

    what's eating

    What is wrong with...? What is the problem with... (somebody)? Inquired regarding somebody who seems upset, worried, angry, etc.

  5. 05

    what's eating you

    What is annoying or bothering you?

  6. 06

    what's going on

    An informal greeting.

  7. 07

    what's in it for me

    What are the advantages of (something) to me, personally?

  8. 08

    what's new

    The latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life.

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