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Hello and welcome to The English We Speak where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them as well.
I'm Feifei and I'm joined by Beth.
Hello Beth.
Hi Feifei.
I learnt a new phrase recently.
My friend said, let her cook.
Interesting.
Were you in the kitchen?
No. I was telling a long story and my friend kept saying to my other friends, let her cook.
And what does it mean?
Well, in modern slang,
it means someone is doing well at something and that you should let them continue until the end of what they're doing.
I see.
So when your friend said, let her cook, they meant don't interrupt, she is doing great.