cotton to
phrasal verb
cottoned to; cottoning to; cottons to
US, informal
: to begin to like (someone or something)
We cottoned to our new neighbors right away.
He doesn't cotton to the idea of having children.
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“Cotton to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotton%20to. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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