coattail

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coat·tail (k

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1. The loose back part of a coat that hangs below the waist.

2. coattails The skirts of a formal or dress coat.

Idiom:

on the coattails of

1. As a result of the success of another: elected to office on the coattails of a popular governor.

2. Immediately following or as a direct result of: resigned on the coattails of the scandal.

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Noun

coattail - the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist

coat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"

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