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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.coat•tail (ˈkoʊtˌteɪl)
n. 1. the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket. 2. one of the two tails on a tail coat. adj. 3. gained by association with another: coattail benefits. Idioms: 1. on someone's coattails, aided by association with another person: The senator rode into office on the President's coattails. 2. on the coattails of, immediately after or as a direct result of. [1590–1600] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  coattail - the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waistcoat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoorsflap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" |
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ride (on) the coattails of (someone)To benefit from someone else's success; to use someone else's success as a means to achieve one's own. Everyone knows you've been riding on the coattails of the governor these last two years, but once her term ends, you'll be on your own! Jonathan rode the coattails of his professor to get some recognition for his own work in several esteemed academic journals.See also: coattail, of, rideon (one's) coattailsBenefiting 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 governor's coattails 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 on his professor's coattails."See also: coattail, onride on (one's) coattailsTo benefit from someone else's success; to use someone else's success as a means to achieve one's own. Everyone knows you've been riding on the governor's coattails for the last two years, but once her term ends you'll be on your own. Jonathan rode on the famous professor's coattails to get some recognition for his own work from several esteemed academic journals.See also: coattail, on, rideride (one's) coattailsTo benefit from someone else's success; to use someone else's success as a means to achieve one's own. Everyone knows you've been riding the governor's coattails for the last two years, but once her term ends you'll be on your own. Jonathan rode the famous professor's coattails to get some recognition for his own work from several esteemed academic journals.See also: coattail, rideon 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, onride on someone's coattails and hang on someone's coattailsFig. to make one's good fortune or success on the strength of someone else's. (Also with else, as in the examples.) Bill isn't very creative, so he rides on John's coattails. Some people just have to hang on somebody else's coattails.See also: coattail, on, rideon someone's coattailsAlso, on the coattails of. Owing to another person's popularity or merits. For example, He won the cabinet post by hanging on the senator's coattails, or He was elected to office on the coattails of the governor. This expression, with its graphic image, dates from the mid-1800s, when coats with tails were in fashion. See also: coattail, 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, oncoattailenUK
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