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
Hammond['hæmənd]
Charlene[ʃa:'li:n]
ScottSKAHTEnglish, Scottish
August['ɔ:gəst]
IwanEE-wan (Welsh), EE-vahn (Polish)Welsh, Polish
Soslan-Ossetian