| 单词 | cotton to |
| 释义 | cotton toSEE SYNONYMS FOR cotton to ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, preposition) US and Canadian informalto become friendly with to approve of Words nearby cotton tocotton stainer, Cotton State, cottontail, cotton thistle, cotton tie, cotton to, cotton top, cotton waste, cottonweed, cottonwick, cottonwood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with cotton tocotton to Take a liking to, get along with, as in This dog doesn't cotton to strangers. Although this verbal phrase comes from the noun for the fabric, the semantic connection between these parts of speech is unclear. [Early 1800s] Also, cotton on to. Come to understand, grasp, as in She didn't really cotton on to what I was saying. [Colloquial; early 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for cotton tocotton to To take a liking to someone or something: “I was afraid Janet wouldn't like my brother, but she cottoned to him immediately.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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