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on the coattails of
coat·tail C0436500 (kōt′tāl′)n.1. The loose back part of a coat that hangs below the waist.2. coattails The skirts of a formal or dress coat.Idiom: on the coattails of1. As a result of the success of another: elected to office on the coattails of a popular governor.2. Immediately following or as a direct result of: resigned on the coattails of the scandal.
on the coattails of
on the coattails of (someone)Benefiting from someone else's success; using someone else's success as a means to achieve one's own. Everyone knows you've been on the coattails of the governor these last two years, but once her term ends, you'll be on your own. A: "I can't believe Jonathan got his paper published in that prestigious journal." B: "Oh, it's only because he's riding on the coattails of his professor."See also: coattail, of, on on the coattails of1. As a result of the success of another: elected to office on the coattails of a popular governor.2. Immediately following or as a direct result of: resigned on the coattails of the scandal.See also: coattail, of, onThesaurusSeecoattail |