英语词组ride on sb.'s coattails是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	ride on sb.'s coattails
释义	ride on sb.'s coattailsv. phr.To succeed in a certain endeavor by attaching oneself to the greater weight of another person or corporate body. 沾某人的光；靠某人的提携。◆ "We will never get our Ph. D. program approved on our own," said the head of the modern dance department, "but we might succeed if we stay in the Division of Fine Arts, riding on their coattails, as it were."“我们光靠自己永远也不会使我们的博士生课程获得通过，”现代舞蹈系的主任说，“但如果我们留在艺术系，沾他们的光就有可能会成功。”
随便看	not on your life not over my dead body not over until the fat lady sings not over until the fat lady sings or it's not over until it's over not so bad not so hot not so hot or not too hot not the only fish in the sea not the only pebble on the beach not the smartest tool in the shed not the thing not to amount to a hill of beans not to get to first base not to give a hoot not to give one the time of day not to give quarter not to know one from Adam not to know the first thing about not to know what to make of not to know whether one is coming not to know whether one is coming or going not to lift a finger not to mention not to mention or not to speak of or to say nothing of not to miss a beat

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