英语词汇“coattails”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	coattails
释义	coattails (koʊtteɪlz) 1. See on the coat-tails of sb/sth 2. phrase [usu PHR after v] If you do something on the coattails of someone else, you are able to do it because of the other person's success, and not because of your own efforts. They accused him of riding on the coat-tails of the president. Examples of 'coattails' in a sentence coattails The upside for the rest of us is we get to ride the coattails of the early-stage adopter. canada.com (2004) All related terms of 'coattails' coat-tails Coat-tails are the two long pieces at the back of a → tailcoat . on someone's coat-tails thanks to the popularity or success of someone else on the coat-tails of sb/sth If you do something on the coat-tails of someone else, you are able to do it because of the other person's success , and not because of your own efforts . coat-tail the long tapering tails at the back of a man's tailed coat on someone's coattails aided by association with another person on the coattails of immediately after or as a result of ride on someone's coattails to have one's success dependent on that of someone else
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