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coattails

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coat·tail  (kttl)
n.
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.
Translations
coattails [ˈkəʊtteɪlz] NPL → faldón msing
to ride on sb's coattails → salir adelante gracias al favor de algn, lograr el éxito a la sombra de algn


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Your excellency won't be disturbed here," said a particularly pertinacious, white-headed old Tatar with immense hips and coattails gaping widely behind.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
He ran, he flew, he pranced, his face glowed, his bald head shown, his coattails waved wildly, his pumps actually twinkled in the air, and when the music stopped, he wiped the drops from his brow, and beamed upon his fellow men like a French Pickwick without glasses.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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