单词 | coattail |
释义 | coattail /koht"tayl'/, n. 1. the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket. 2. one of the two back parts of the skirt of a coat, esp. one of the tails on a tail coat. 3. on someone's coattails, aided by association with another person: The senator rode into office on the President's coattails. 4. on the coattails of, immediately after or as a result of: His decline in popularity followed on the coattails of the scandal. adj. 5. gained by association with another, esp. with a successful or celebrated person: coattail benefits.^n. [1590-1600; COAT + TAIL1] |
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