Idioms

in tall cotton

be in tall cotton

To be in a time or period of great success or well-being; to be doing very well. We were in tall cotton after my wife's late uncle left us his fortune. I hear Jeff's in tall cotton out in New York City. Well, sure, now that I'm in tall cotton, everybody wants to join my business.
See also: cotton, tall

in tall cotton

In a time or period of great success or well-being; doing very well. We were in tall cotton after my wife's late uncle left us his fortune. I hear Jeff's in tall cotton out in New York City. Well, sure, now that I'm in tall cotton, everybody wants to join my business.
See also: cotton, tall
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in tall cotton

mod. successful; on easy street. (Folksy.) I won some money at the track, and I’m really in tall cotton.
See also: cotton, tall
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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