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be cooking on gas

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be cooking on gas

slang To be making rapid progress or performing efficiently. Now that we've had this breakthrough with our experiment, we're really cooking on gas.

See also: cook, gas, on

be cooking on gas

  (British informal) also be cooking with gas (American informal)

to be making good progress and to be likely to succeed We're cooking on gas. Keep the work coming in like this and we'll meet the deadline.

See also: cook, gas, on