Cook on the front burner In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "cook on the front burner", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Katie Anh calendar 2022-04-16 11:04

Meaning of Cook on the front burner

Cook on the front burner spoken language positive verb phrase

Used to describe that someone is successful in a particular activity.

You are cooking on the front burner. That’s a great idea.

It seems that we are cooking on the front burner to repair that device.

What a great idea. You are cooking on the front burner to solve this math.

If everything becomes normal again as we restart the machine, we are cooking on the front burner on this repair.

Other phrases about:

have the world at your feet

To be extremely successful and admired by a range of people.

succeed by narrow margin

To narrowly succeed or defeat someone in something

(one) has a bright future ahead (of one)

One has the potential for being successful in the future ahead.

win (something) by a hair

To succeed in something by only a small amount

Purple patch

If someone is going through a purple patch, that means they have a very successful or lucky period, especially in sports.

 

Grammar and Usage of Cook on the front burner

  • cook on the front burner
  • cooked on the front burner
  • cooks on the front burner
  • be cooking on the front burner

It is mostly used in the present tense.

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(as) deaf as a post
Very deaf, completely deaf
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