During the first years of the new millennium, several largeFortune 500companies, such asEnronandWorldCom, were found to have used sophisticated accounting tricks to overstate their profitability. In other words, they cooked the books. Once these massive frauds came to light, the ensuing scandals g...
Radishes are commonly used raw in salads, as garnishes, and are sometimes cooked to reduce their pepperiness. They are also pickled or fermented in some cuisines. 13 The carrot is a biennial plant, flourishing in its second year and often used in crop rotation due to its deep roots. ...
“Cooked” can also mean insulted or humiliated. In this case, “cooked” is similar to the slang term “roasted,” meaning that the person who’s been cooked has been mocked or humiliated, or has clearly lost an argument or confrontation, most commonly on social media. Example:“She coo...