take a cotton to en · VERB
Meanings
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(US, colloquial, idiomatic) Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).
“Girl ain't never taken a cotton to me,” Doreen Sue said with another dismissive wave of her hand. “Thinks she's better than me is what it boils down to.”
2016, Mae Clair, A Thousand Yesteryears:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taken a cotton to | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taking a cotton to | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes a cotton to | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| took a cotton to | Tense=Past | lexicographic |