| slovo | definícia |
on the coattails
(encz) | on the coattails, adv: |
on the coattails
(wn) | on the coattails
adv 1: immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from;
"the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"; "he
was elected on his predecessor's coattails" [syn: {on the
coattails}, one one's coattails] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
on the coattails of
(gcide) | coattails \coattails\ n. pl. [fig.]
the influence of another person; the effect of association
with another person; as, he was elected to office on the
president's coattails.
[PJC]
on the coattails of
(a) helped by association with another person. See
coattails.
(b) caused by, or immediately following (an event).
[PJC] |
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