on (one's) coattails

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 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."

on someone's coattails

Also, 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.

on someone's coat-tails

undeservedly benefiting from another's success.

1964 Economist Mr Robert Kennedy cannot be sure of riding the coat-tails of Mr Johnson in New York.

on somebody’s ˈcoat-tails

using the success and influence of another person to help yourself become successful: She got where she is today on her brother’s coat-tails.

词组	on (one's) coattails
释义	on (one's) coattails on (one's) coattails 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 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, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. on someone's coattails Also, 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 The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. on someone's coat-tails undeservedly benefiting from another's success. 1964 Economist Mr Robert Kennedy cannot be sure of riding the coat-tails of Mr Johnson in New York. See also: on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary on somebody’s ˈcoat-tails using the success and influence of another person to help yourself become successful: She got where she is today on her brother’s coat-tails. See also: on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: on somebody's coat-tails on someone's coattails on someone's coat-tails on the coattails of on the coattails of (someone) on the coat-tails of someone/something ride (on) the coattails of (someone) ride (one's) coattails ride on coattails ride on someone's/something's coat-tails
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