cook up a storm

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === cook up a storm (third-person singular simple present cooks up a storm, present participle cooking up a storm, simple past and past participle cooked up a storm) (informal) To do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food. To cause a storm (weather phenomenon). (figurative) To create a stormy situation; agitate or enrage. (idiomatic) To make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene. To make a splash; to create a spectacle. ==== Related terms ====