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catch my cooking

05:25 Apr 27, 2021
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English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / catch my cooking
English term or phrase: catch my cooking
Did you catch my cooking in there?

It supposes to be some kind of pun or joke.

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 00:35


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3Did you notice my scheming scheming
Orkoyen (X)


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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Did you notice my scheming scheming


Explanation:
To cook might have meant to cook up, as in to scheme, invent, come up with, hatch, etc. The word can be used to convey a wide range of dispositions, from plotting to creatively inventing.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-04-27 11:22:06 GMT)
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I meant did you notice my scheming?

https://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&q...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2021-04-27 12:03:25 GMT)
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And a caveat for the business world, should one cook the books https://www.wallstreetmojo.com/cook-the-books/

Orkoyen (X)
United States
Local time: 00:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: it's certainly a possibility. But a bit more context needed to be sure
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