- cotton to someone
- cotton to (someone/something)
to like someone or something.
The public did not cotton to her new CD.
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cotton to someone
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cotton to — ˈcotton to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cotton to he/she/it cottons to present participle cottoning to past tense cottoned to p … Useful english dictionary
cotton to something — cotton to (someone/something) to like someone or something. The public did not cotton to her new CD … New idioms dictionary
cotton to — (someone/something) to like someone or something. The public did not cotton to her new CD … New idioms dictionary
cotton — cot|ton1 [ katn ] noun uncount ** 1. ) cloth made from the white fibers of a plant called a cotton plant a ) only before noun made from cotton cloth: a flowered cotton dress 2. ) a plant grown in warm regions that has white fibers used for making … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cotton to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cotton to : present tense I/you/we/they cotton to he/she/it cottons to present participle cottoning to past tense cottoned to past participle cottoned to American informal cotton to someone/something to begin… … English dictionary
cotton to — PHRASAL VERB: no passive If you cotton to someone or something, you start to like them. [AM, INFORMAL] [V P n] His style of humor was very human, and that s why people cotton to him... [V P n] It seemed to me that I was being shut out of the… … English dictionary
Cotton-Eyed Joe — also known as Cotton Eye Joe Published pre 1861 Cotton Eyed Joe is a popular American folk song known at various times throughout the United States and Canada, although today it is most commonly associated with the American South. In the Roud… … Wikipedia
Cotton County, Oklahoma — Location in the state of Oklahoma … Wikipedia
Cotton Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota — Cotton Township, Minnesota Township … Wikipedia
cotton wool — noun uncount BRITISH COTTON used for cleaning a cut on your skin or removing MAKEUP wrap someone in cotton wool BRITISH to protect someone from all the dangers or problems that could happen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
