Cook up and Lie

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Cook up verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Lie and cook up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a verb "Cook up".

Lie verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.

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Cook up and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cook up" instead a verb "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

The movie contains examples of: Acting Unnatural: Judy and Peter cook up a lie about what's going on.

Source: Film / Jumanji
Blatant Lies: Kevin and Grant cook up a lie about how the rear tail light was smashed in Kevin's wife's car.

Source: Series / Science What Could Possibly Go Wrong

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