whip up

whip up idiom
  1. Arouse, excite, as in The speaker whipped up the mob [Early 1800s]
  2. Prepare quickly, as in I can easily whip up some lunch. This usage was first recorded in 1611.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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