cook up 【非正式用語】

To fabricate; concoct

策劃；捏造

cook up an excuse.

編造借口

cook the books

(informal)alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally

(非正式)作假；（非法）篡改（事實或數(shù)字）

cook someone's goose

(informal)spoil someone's plans; cause someone's downfall

(非正式)（使某人的計劃等）受挫；使垮臺

too many cooks spoil the broth

(proverb)if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well

(諺)廚師多了燒壞湯；人多反壞事

cook something up

concoct a story, excuse, or plan, especially an ingenious or devious one

策劃；捏造（情況，理由，計劃）

cook (one's) goose&I{【俚語】}

To ruin (one's) chances

破壞（某人的）機遇

The speeding ticket cooked his goose with his father. Her goose was cooked when she was caught cheating on the test.

超速駕駛罰款單使他在他父親那兒倒了霉。當(dāng)她考試作弊被抓住時，一下名聲掃地