I don't think she would get promoted without riding her boss's coattails.
My opponent is riding the coattails of the popular governor of Massachusetts.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
ride coattails — If you use your connections with someone successful in order to achieve fame or success for yourself, without any personal effort, youride their coattails. He rode his uncle s coattails in the hope of being elected … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
ride someone's coattails — ride (someone s) coattails to use your connection with someone successful to achieve success yourself. I don t think she would get promoted without riding her boss s coattails. My opponent is riding the coattails of the popular governor of… … New idioms dictionary
coattails — noun (plural) 1 (ride/hang) on sb s coattails if you achieve something on someone s coattails, you achieve it with the help or influence of someone powerful: A number of Republican congressmen were elected on Reagan s coattails. 2 the cloth at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 … English idioms
ride on one's coattails — {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… … Dictionary of American idioms
ride on one's coattails — {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… … Dictionary of American idioms
ride\ on\ one's\ coattails — 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… … Словарь американских идиом
Reagan's coattails — Reagan’s coattails refers to the influence of Ronald Reagan’s popularity in elections other than his own, after the American political expression to “ride in on another’s coattails.” Chiefly, it refers to the “Reagan Revolution” accompanying his… … Wikipedia
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Coattail effect — The coattail effect is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election. For example, in the United States, the party of a victorious presidential candidate will often win… … Wikipedia
