to whip up a storm
- idiom
- Informal
:
preparar algo rápidamente
- Whenever unexpected guests arrive, she can whip up a storm and have dinner ready in no time.
Examples
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She can whip up a storm in the kitchen!
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The politician managed to whip up a storm with his controversial comments at the rally.
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He likes to whip up a storm at parties by starting lively debates.
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I saw him whipping up a storm for the party.
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Whenever unexpected guests arrive, she can whip up a storm and have dinner ready in no time.
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He likes to whip up a storm at parties by starting lively debates.
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The politician managed to whip up a storm with his controversial comments at the rally.
Synonyms
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4.1
Make people feel excited and ready to act
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3.4
To become more intense or make a situation more intense
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4.8
To make people feel strong emotions like anger or fear
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4.2
Make a situation more urgent to force someone to act
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7.2
To make an argument or feeling worse by encouraging it
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8.0
To cause trouble by saying things to make people argue
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4.0
Make people feel excited or upset and attract attention
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4.6
To make a large amount of food for many people with great energy
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7.0
To cause many people to show strong public anger or criticism
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5.6
To cause a lot of public interest and excitement
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7.7
To become more active or exciting in a situation
To cause a lot of excitement and strong reactions
To make feelings like anger or excitement stronger
To make someone feel strong excitement or deep emotion
How Exciting
Surface Forms
Morphology
The component 'whip up' is a productive phrasal verb meaning to create or prepare quickly, and 'storm' can be understood metaphorically as a violent disturbance or commotion. A B1 learner who knows the constituents can likely infer the general senses (quickly prepare something or cause a commotion), but the specific idiomatic nuance and metaphorical extension (especially the non-literal ‘‘cause a strong reaction’’ sense) are not entirely predictable without exposure.
Etymology
The phrase whip up a storm may come from a simple image: someone using a whip or kitchen whisk so fast that it makes a little storm of movement and noise. That's why it now means 'to prepare something quickly' or 'to cause excitement or a big reaction'.