high cotton



high cotton

A state of success (likened to the image of a field of well-growing cotton plants). Typically used in the phrase "in high cotton." I can't believe I got such good grades this semester—I'm really in high cotton now!
See also: cotton, high

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lilia-Russian, Ukrainian
OszkÁR-Hungarian
Osvald-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Mobley['mɔbli]
Odalys-Spanish
Afaf-Arabic