in low cotton

in low cotton

Rur. depressed. She was in low cotton because her dress got torn. Jed is in low cotton because his favorite hound is dead.
See also: cotton, low
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • have a low opinion of (someone or something)
  • be/run low
  • run low
  • not so bad
  • at a low ebb
  • fly low
  • in low water
  • a peg too low
  • a low ebb
  • low ebb