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Cooking with gas
KOOK-ing with GASS · phrase · informal
Making excellent progress; on a roll
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An emphatic version of "cooking," meaning things are going great and you're in a strong flow. Signals momentum.
“Three problems solved in ten minutes — now we're cooking with gas.”
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Cooking with gas In A Sentence
Three problems solved in ten minutes — now we're cooking with gas.
Origin & Usage
Older idiom "cooking with gas," revived alongside slang "cook."
Variants
now we're cooking with gas
People Also Ask
What does "cooking with gas" mean?
It means you're making great progress and everything's clicking — you're on a roll.
Where does "cooking with gas" come from?
It's an older American idiom praising gas stoves as faster than wood, revived alongside the newer slang "cook" for doing well.
How do you use "cooking with gas"?
Say it when things suddenly start going smoothly, like "now we're cooking with gas" after a breakthrough.
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