ride on one s coattails Идиома

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.

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.

hang on one's coattails

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adv. phr. Because of another's merits, success, or popularity. Bob and Jim are best friends. When Jim was invited to join a fraternity, Bob rode in on his coattails. Many people vote straight for all the candidates in the same political party. Most people voted for President K., so Governor B. rode in on K.'s coattails.

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v. phr. To succeed in a certain endeavor by attaching oneself to the greater weight of another person or corporate body. "We will never get our Ph.D. program approved on our own," said the head of the modern dance department, "but we might succeed if we stay in the Division of Fine Arts, riding on their coattails, as it were."

coattails

coattails
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on someone'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.

coattails

coattails
see on someone's coattails.

hang on one's coattails

Idiom(s): ride on someone's coattails AND adhere on someone's coattails

Theme: FOLLOWING

to accomplish one's acceptable affluence or success depend on addition person. (Also with else, as in the examples.)
• Bill isn't actual creative, so he rides on John's coattails.
• Some bodies aloof accept to adhere on somebody else's coattails.

on one's coattails|coattails|on

adv. phr. Because of another's merits, success, or popularity. Bob and Jim are best friends. Back Jim was arrive to accompany a fraternity, Bob rode in on his coattails. Many bodies vote beeline for all the candidates in the aforementioned political party. Most bodies voted for President K., so Governor B. rode in on K.'s coattails.

on someone's coattails

on someone's coattails
Also, on the coattails of. Owing to addition person's acceptance or merits. For example, He won the chiffonier column by blind on the senator's coattails, or He was adopted to appointment on the coattails of the governor. This expression, with its clear image, dates from the mid-1800s, back coats with cape were in fashion.

ride his coattails

depend on his success, use his success My dad was a abundant doctor, but I don't appetite to ride his coattails.