cooked to perfection
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- idiom
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cocido a la perfección
- I fell in love with the super fat, juicy Reuben cooked to perfection by the friendly chef.
It's moist, cooked to perfection, ma'am.
- It's moist, cooked to perfection, ma'am.
- I want my burger cooked to perfection.
Examples
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It's moist, cooked to perfection, ma'am.
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Gentlemen, in two minutes, your burgers will be sizzling and cooked to perfection.
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They will then cook to perfection in the last bit of heat in the pan.
Blog text (20) -
- Cooked to perfection.
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Cooked to perfection.
Fiction book (1993) -
He mentioned as much to Beth over the haunch of venison—cooked to perfection and more than welcome after days of marching rations—and she nodded.
Fiction book (1992) -
The steak was juicy and tender, cooked to perfection at the restaurant.
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He served us a dish of pasta that was cooked to perfection, with a rich sauce.
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For dinner, the chef prepared salmon that was beautifully flaky and cooked to perfection.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
As good as possible and without any mistakes
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1.0
Cooked all the way through and ready to eat
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1.0
Food that is heated until ready to eat
Antonyms
How Cooked
Surface Forms
Morphology
cooked + to + perfection
The phrase 'cooked to perfection' is directly compositional: 'cooked' (prepared by heating) combined with 'perfection' (a flawless state) yields the meaning 'cooked perfectly'. The prepositional pattern 'to perfection' is a common, cross-linguistic way to indicate an ideal degree, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Cooked to perfection creates a clear kitchen picture: the word cooked shows the action and perfection shows the ideal moment when the outside is browned and the inside is just right. So, the phrase means 'cooked exactly right'.