Cook up
Cook up verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
Usage example: cooked up a scheme to get out of doing the dishes
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Think
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Opposing Sports Team: One might think it only fair that Duke lose his bet, as he is after all a bookmaker—but Carol and Jesse cook up a scheme to hire away the expert jockey riding the horse Duke bet on, thus putting him at a disadvantage.
Source: Film / Saratoga
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