choose one or the other, which side of the coin? """Heads or tails?"" the gambler asked as he flipped the coin."
ride his coattails
depend on his success, use his success My dad was a great doctor, but I don't want to ride his coattails.
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ride on one's coattails
Idiom(s): ride on someone's coattails AND hang on someone's coattails
Theme: FOLLOWING
to make one's good fortune or success depend on another person. (Also with else, as in the examples.) • Bill isn't very creative, so he rides on John's coattails. • Some people just have to hang on somebody else's coattails.
go into a tailspin
Idiom(s): go into a tailspin
Theme: WORSEN
[for someone] to become disoriented or panicked; [for someone's life] to fall apart. (Informal.) • Although John was a great success, his life went into a tailspin. • After her father died, Mary's world fell apart, and she went into a tailspin.
can't make heads or tails of
Idiom(s): can't make heads or tails (out) of sb or sth
Theme: UNDERSTANDING
[to be] unable to understand someone or something. (Also with cannot.) • John is so strange. I can't make heads or tails of him. • Do this report again. I can't make heads or tails out of it.
hang on one's coattails
Idiom(s): ride on someone's coattails AND hang on someone's coattails
Theme: FOLLOWING
to make one's good fortune or success depend on another person. (Also with else, as in the examples.) • Bill isn't very creative, so he rides on John's coattails. • Some people just have to hang on somebody else's coattails.
cows tail|cow|cows|tail|tails
n., dialect A person who is behind others. John was the cow's tail at the exam.Fred was always the old cow's tail for football practice.
go into a tailspin|go|go into a nose dive|nose div
v. phr., informal To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten. 2. informal To become very anxious, confused, or mentally sick; give up hope. The man went into a tailspin after his wife died and he never got over it.
be like a dog with two tails
To be actual blessed and excited. Mary's been like a dog with two cape anytime back she got her promotion.Learn more: dog, like, tail, two
like a dog with two tails
Very blessed and excited. Mary's been like a dog with two cape anytime back she got her promotion.Learn more: dog, like, tail, two
like a dog with two tails
assuming abundant pleasure; delighted. The angel actuality is of a dog wagging its appendage as an announcement of happiness.Learn more: dog, like, tail, two
be like a dog with two ˈtails
be acutely happy: ‘Is he admiring about his new job?’ ‘He’s like a dog with two tails!’Learn more: dog, like, tail, twoLearn more:
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