coattail

1. The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist.

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   the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist

2. (figuratively, usually plural)Success of a figure, organization or movement that transfers to those who associate with it.

   to ride the coattails

1. He rides his older brother's coattails.

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2. There was a gentleman wearing a coattail.

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3. He rode the coattails of his father to find an audience.

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