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We're cooking with gas now
Meaning
- Things are finally moving along efficiently and successfully. It describes a situation that has gained momentum after a slow start.
Energetic, triumphant
Used in a sentence
- Once we organized the files, we were cooking with gas now.
- The project finally has the funding it needs. We're cooking with gas now.
- Now that the coffee has kicked in, we're cooking with gas now.
The backstory
A marketing campaign from the 1930s promoting gas stoves over electric ones. Gas was fast, and the phrase took on a metaphorical meaning for productivity.
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