cottoning to
Taking a liking
Cottoning to means taking a liking to someone or something, or beginning to understand and accept an idea.
The phrase suggests a gradual warming: I'm cottoning to the idea of moving abroad.
Often used in the negative: He never cottoned to her new boyfriend.
Chiefly American and somewhat informal.
- likingPositive inclination toward
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- receptivityWillingness to accept ideas
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
relating · rapport · finding common ground · preference · favoring · sympathy · communion · embracing · partiality · fall for · taste · welcome · inclination · take a liking to · touch · acclimating · getting used to · ease
affinity/liking
cottoning toturning against
Reversing one's allegiance
taking against · shunning · spurning · rejecting · shying away from