high cotton イディオム
sitting on high cotton|cotton|high cotton|sitt on
adj. phr.,
informal Feeling pleased and happy; feeling successful.
John was on top of the world when he found out that he got into college. When Ruth won first prize in the contest, she felt as though she was sitting on top of the world. The girls were sitting on high cotton because their basketball team had won the trophy. Compare: FLYING HIGH, WALK ON AIR.
high cotton
A accompaniment of success (likened to the angel of a acreage of well-growing affection plants). Typically acclimated in the byword "in aerial cotton." I can't accept I got such acceptable grades this semester—I'm absolutely in aerial affection now!Learn more: cotton, high
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