Collocation
do the cooking
to prepare meals; to be responsible for cooking food
Definition
'do the cooking' is a common English collocation. to prepare meals; to be responsible for cooking food
do + the cooking
“I usually do the cooking on weekdays.”
Examples
- I do the cooking, and my sister does the washing up.
- My dad does the cooking every Sunday morning.
- We did the cooking at home to save money.
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- If you do the cooking tonight, I will handle the dishes.
- She prefers to do the cooking when guests come over.
- Who is doing the cooking for the party this weekend?
- I have to do the cooking after work, even when I am tired.
- They agreed that whoever gets home first will do the cooking.
- After the renovation, he started doing the cooking more often because the new kitchen was easier to use.
More verb + noun phrases
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- make a complaint to formally say that you are unhappy with a service, product, or situation and want it dealt with