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be cooked/done to a turn

to be cooked for exactly the right amount of time. The beef was done to a turn.

See also: done, turn

be cooking on gas (British, informal, American, informal)

to be making good progress and to be likely to succeed. We're cooking on gas. Keep the work coming in like this and we'll meet the deadline.

See also: gas

What's cooking? (American, old-fashioned)

something that you say in order to ask someone what is happening. Hey, you guys, what's cooking? Are we going out for a drink or not?

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what's cooking

what is happening?. Hey, you guys, what's cooking? Is the party still on for tonight?