now (one's) cooking (with gas)

now (one's) cooking (with gas)

Now one is making progress or doing something right. That's how to do it, team! Now you're cooking with gas! Adjusting those parts made all the difference. Look how fast it goes! Now we're cooking!
See also: cook, now
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Now you're cooking (with gas)!

Inf. Fig. Now you are doing what you should be doing! As Bob came to the end of the piece, the piano teacher said, "Now you're cooking with gas!" Tom (painting a fence): How am I doing with this painting? Any better? Jane: Now you're cooking. Tom: Want to try it?
See also: now
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • Now you're cooking!
  • be cooking on gas
  • leave somebody holding the baby
  • leave (one) holding the baby
  • leave (one) holding the bag
  • leave holding the bag
  • cook with gas
  • cooking with gas
  • hold the bag
  • cooking for one