She began to cotton to Fred, despite his country ways.
•She cottoned onto Jane's way of thinking.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 someone — cotton to (someone/something) to like someone or something. The public did not cotton to her new CD … New idioms 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 — 1. noun /ˈkɒt.ən/ a) A plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth. b) A type of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. 2. adjective /ˈkɒt.ən/ Made of cotton … Wiktionary
Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) — Something Wicked This Way Comes … Wikipedia
Bless her cotton socks. — Bless (her/his) cotton socks. British & Australian, humorous something that you say when you want to express affection for someone. My little niece bless her cotton socks won the school poetry prize this year … New idioms dictionary
Bless his cotton socks. — Bless (her/his) cotton socks. British & Australian, humorous something that you say when you want to express affection for someone. My little niece bless her cotton socks won the school poetry prize this year … New idioms dictionary
