on high cotton

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ON TOP OF THE WORLD also SITTING ON HIGH COTTON.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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on top of the world

[on top of the world] or [sitting on top of the world] also (Southern) [sitting on high cotton] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Feeling pleased and happy; feeling successful. * /John was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cotton

[cotton] See: [ON TOP OF THE WORLD] also [SITTING ON HIGH COTTON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[high] See: [COME HELL OR HIGH WATER], [FLYING HIGH], [GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HIT THE HIGH SPOTS], [LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG] or [EAT […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[cotton picking], [cotton-pickin'] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Worthless, crude, common, messy. * /Keep your cotton picking hands off my flowers!/ * /You've got to clean up your room, son, this is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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