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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

now you're cooking en · X

Pronunciation

Etymology

Derives from a version of the advertising slogan Now you're cooking with gas!, that entered the popular lexicon in the 1930s. See also cooking with gas.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Used to praise someone for adopting a more effective or suitable method or approach, or to signal that progress is being made.
    • Alice: "Why are you still using that old software? You should try out the new version."
    • Alice: "Now you're cooking!"
    • Bob: "Hey, this is really nice; much better than that crusty stuff we were using before."

Relateds

cooking with gas · now you're talking