coattail
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plural
coattails
plural
coattails
Britannica Dictionary definition of COATTAIL
1
[count]
:
a long piece of cloth that hangs down at the back of a man's formal coat
— usually plural
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He caught his coattails in the door.
2
coattails
[plural]
:
the help or influence of another person's work, ideas, or popularity
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They were elected to Congress by riding (on) the coattails of the President. = They were swept into office on the coattails of the President. [=they were elected because they belong to the same political party as the President, who is very popular]
