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spitting cotton or spittin' cottonVery thirsty. Used in the Southern USA.Rate it:

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cotton-pickingDescribes a person who tends to become involved in matters outside of his area of concern.Rate it:

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dyed-in-the-woolDyed before being formed into cloth.Rate it:

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shittin in high cottonLiving well, often above one's meansRate it:

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dyed-in-the-woolFirmly established in a person's beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing.Rate it:

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cotton toTo like; approve of, accept, or tolerate.Rate it:

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dye in the woolTo dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.Rate it:

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Pull the Wool over Your EyesTo play trick with someone making him or her fool, to deceive or cheat someoneRate it:

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all wool and a yard wideOf high quality.Rate it:

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bless someone's cotton socksUsed to express affection toward the named person.Rate it:

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cotton onTo realize; come to understand.Rate it:

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cotton on toTo come to know or understand.Rate it:

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cotton-pickingAn intensifier, like "darn", used for emphasis or to signify that something is of little value.Rate it:

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cotton-pickingThe harvesting of cottonRate it:

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dyed in the woolSimple past tense and past participle of dye in the wool.Rate it:

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Dyed in the WoolPermanent; absoluteRate it:

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high cottonThe best of times; a time of well being.Rate it:

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more cry than woolAsserted but not grounded in reality.Rate it:

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out of one's cotton-picking mindSynonym of out of one's mind.Rate it:

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pull the wool over someone's eyesTo deceive (someone).Rate it:

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put wool over one's eyesdeceive someoneRate it:

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slut's woolAccumulated dust, fluff, hair, etc., that tends to occur indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.Rate it:

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c'est un songe-creuxHe is full of idle fancies (or, day dreams); He is a wool-gatherer.Rate it:

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grand bruit, petite besogneThe more hurry, the less speed; Great cry, little wool.Rate it:

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jemandem das Fell über die Ohren ziehento pull the wool over someone's eyesRate it:

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jemandem Sand in die Augen streuento pull the wool over someone's eyesRate it:

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on tenterhookstense in anticipation of something. The phrase originated in the wool industry where fleeces were stretched on a frame between hooks to dry after washing the fleeces.Rate it:

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