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cooking with gas

Now doing something in an effective way.

Etymology:

  • From the suggestion, heavily advertised in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that stoves using natural gas as a fuel cook more effectively than, for instance, wood-burning or electric stoves.
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With the updated software, I was really cooking with gas. I got the project done in half the time.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'cooking with gas':

Cooking With GasTo perform or complete something with excellence and enthusiasm
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