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- [koht-teyl]
- /ˈkoʊtˌteɪl/
- /ˈkotˌtelz/
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- [koht-teyl]
- /ˈkoʊtˌteɪl/
Definitions of coattails word
- phrase coattails If you do something on the coattails of someone else, you are able to do it because of the other person's success, and not because of your own efforts. 3
- noun coattails the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket. 1
- noun coattails one of the two back parts of the skirt of a coat, especially one of the tails on a tail coat. 1
- adjective coattails gained by association with another, especially with a successful or celebrated person: coattail benefits. 1
- idioms coattails on someone's coattails, aided by association with another person: The senator rode into office on the president's coattails. 1
- idioms coattails on the coattails of, immediately after or as a result of: His decline in popularity followed on the coattails of the scandal. 1
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Origin of coattails
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; coat + tail1
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Parts of speech for Coattails
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coattails popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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coattails usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for coattails
noun coattails
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- instrumentality — the quality or state of being instrumental.
- intervention — the act or fact of intervening.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- ministration — the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
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