now you're cooking with gas

Generally referring to someone going from average mental output to a better, more genius level of thought.

Person A: "I think I'm gonna stop doing all this complicated math by hand and start using a calculator."

Person B: "Now you're cooking with gas!"

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I'm smelling what you're cooking

To understand the concept that someone is trying to convey.

A phrase to use when you want to let the other person know that you understand what he/she is talking about and they can stop trying to explain it.

Dude: So, the carburetor and the pistons...

Me: I'm smelling what you're cooking

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you're cooked

Popularized by twitch streamer Tbvnks, the word "cooked" in this context essentially is another word for someone who's screwed.

Person 1: I got 3 inches at 18, am i cooked?
Person 2: Yeah bro, wrap it up cause you're cooked.