high cotton

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The best of times; a time of well being.

    美国 习语 俚语 不可数

    We're in high cotton now.

词源

The term "high cotton" or "tall cotton" originates from the rural farming community in the antebellum (pre-Civil War) South when "high cotton" meant that the crops were good and the prices were, too. The term has generalized to mean one is doing well or is successful.

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