“Let him cook” is more like “I wanna see where this is going”
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Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 weeks agoAh but then there is the phrase “let him cook,” which tends to be used when someone starts doing something that seems foolish. I would think it at least somewhat relates to “cooking.” If you fail, you are “cooked.”
moody@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
Ledivin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’d say “let him cook” is foolishness-agnostic. It could be good or bad, but it’s definitely unexpected
hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
that is the creative part of the equation
foggy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This version of cook seems aligned with “hold on.”
As in “it’s not yet apparent that what’s happening makes sense/is good.”
Where’s that tiktok linguist kid when ya need him.
Una@europe.pub 3 weeks ago
Cooking - you are doing something good
Cooked, getting cooked - someone is messing around with you and you fall for it, kinda like this maybe could be better explanation.
“You are cooking” - you made a song, for example, and it was great song.
“You are cooked” - kinda like when you, as a child, do something bad and your parents are going to be mad when they find out — you are basically cooked.