cotton to: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    American EnglishBritish Englishinformal
    • To take a liking to someone or something; to begin to like, accept, or be attracted to.

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    • At first, I didn't like jazz, but over time I really started to cotton to its rhythms and style.

      At first, I didn't like jazz, but over time I really began to like its rhythms and style.

    • Do you think Sarah will cotton to the new manager's way of doing things?

      Do you think Sarah will take a liking to the new manager's way of doing things?

    • Once the kids cottoned to the idea of camping, they were excited to pack their bags.

      Once the kids began to like the idea of camping, they were excited to pack their bags.

  • 2.

    General Englishinformal
    • To be agreeable or amenable to an idea, person, or behavior (often used in the negative: 'not cotton to').

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    • He didn't cotton to the suggestion of working overtime without extra pay.

      He was not agreeable to the suggestion of working overtime without extra pay.

    • I doubt she'll cotton to the plan since it requires so much travel.

      I doubt she'll be amenable to the plan since it requires so much travel.

    • They haven't cottoned to the new policies yet, but management hopes they will soon.

      They haven't agreed to the new policies yet, but management hopes they will soon.

Examples:

  • EN: Mr Norwood can't keep feeding you, unless you bring in enough cotton to pay him.
    ES: El Sr. Norwood no puede alimentarle si no recoge suficiente algodón.
  • EN: But he has bigger bandits who make real fortunes... with the sale of sugar and cotton to the English.
    ES: Pero tiene bandidos más grandes que hacen verdaderas fortunas... con la venta de azúcar y algodón a los ingleses.
  • EN: My guess is they just don't cotton to their sheriffs.
    ES: Mi impresión es que no les caen bien los alguaciles.
  • EN: To bring the machine to the cotton, and not the cotton to the machine.
    ES: Es traer la máquina al algodón y no el algodón a la máquina.
  • EN: Say, is there anything of mine you don't cotton to?
    ES: - ¿Quieres probar algo?
  • EN: Well, I don't like to seem blunt but we've got a pretty nice little community here... and we don't exactly cotton to sharp wits who come here with... the idea of trimming the folks hereabouts.
    ES: Esta es una comunidad muy buena. No nos gustan los forasteros que vienen con la idea... de aprovecharse.
  • EN: They don't cotton to strangers up at the fleagles, especially strangers that ask questions.
    ES: A los Fleagles no le gustan los extraños allí. Especialmente los extraños que hacen preguntas.
  • EN: Mr Norwood can't keep feeding you, unless you bring in enough cotton to pay him.
    ES: El Sr. Norwood no puede alimentarle si no recoge suficiente algodón.
  • EN: But he has bigger bandits who make real fortunes... with the sale of sugar and cotton to the English.
    ES: Pero tiene bandidos más grandes que hacen verdaderas fortunas... con la venta de azúcar y algodón a los ingleses.
  • EN: My guess is they just don't cotton to their sheriffs.
    ES: Mi impresión es que no les caen bien los alguaciles.
  • EN: To bring the machine to the cotton, and not the cotton to the machine.
    ES: Es traer la máquina al algodón y no el algodón a la máquina.
  • EN: Say, is there anything of mine you don't cotton to?
    ES: - ¿Quieres probar algo?
  • EN: Well, I don't like to seem blunt but we've got a pretty nice little community here... and we don't exactly cotton to sharp wits who come here with... the idea of trimming the folks hereabouts.
    ES: Esta es una comunidad muy buena. No nos gustan los forasteros que vienen con la idea... de aprovecharse.
  • EN: They don't cotton to strangers up at the fleagles, especially strangers that ask questions.
    ES: A los Fleagles no le gustan los extraños allí. Especialmente los extraños que hacen preguntas.
  • EN: We don't cotton to it no how.
    ES: - No nos va en absoluto.
  • EN: I don't cotton to a man who cries "when."
    ES: No me gusta un hombre que llora "cuando".
  • EN: You don't cotton to that there feuding' nonsense, do ya?
    ES: No me diga que simpatiza con la idiotez de la lucha encarnizada.
  • EN: There were workers pimps and above all girls From rough cotton to the finest cambric
    ES: Había empleados... rufianes... y chicas sobre todo, sobre todo chicas, desde las que iban de vulgar algodón hasta las que lucían fina batista.
  • EN: He's the only one hereabouts we can sell our cotton to, and he cheats us by short-weighing.
    ES: Es el único hombre al que podemos venderle al algodón.
  • EN: Wants that heap of cotton to weigh more than 2,200 pounds.
    ES: Apuesto a que esas pacas pesan al menos una tonelada.
  • EN: I don't cotton to the man.
    ES: No me cae bien ese tipo.
  • EN: They don't cotton to driving 1,500 miles through Injun country.
    ES: No estan cortados para conducir 1500 millas a través de país indio.

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