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coat-tails

noun
🔊/ˈkəʊt teɪlz/
🔊/ˈkəʊt teɪlz/
[plural]Idioms
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Idioms
on somebody’s coat-tails
  1. using the success and influence of another person to help yourself become successful利用他人的成就和声望（帮助自己成功）
    • She got where she is today on her brother's coat-tails.她倚仗她哥哥的声望爬上了今天的位置。🔊🔊
    Topics Successc2