in high cotton



in high cotton

 and in tall cotton
Rur. to be doing very well; successful. Jim's in high cotton ever since he got that raise. Tom: How's your sister? Mary: She's in high cotton. Just bought a nice new house. We were in tall cotton until the IRS caught up with us.
See also: cotton, high

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BazzaBAZ-əEnglish (British)
Mariamah-REE-ah (Italian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch), mə-REE-ə (Catalan, English), MAHR-yah (Polish), MAH-ree-ah (Finnish)Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian,
CornÉLio-Portuguese
SammiSAM-eeEnglish (Rare)
Therasia-Late Roman
Bogumir-Medieval Slavic