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2021-07-30 10:07
Hang on someone's coattails verb phrase
"Ride" can be used instead of "hang" in this idiom.
Have one's benefits or success by using someone else's success
Mr John will be the new chairman of the company, so many people want to hang on his coattails to get some benefit.
I guess everyone thought I was supposed to hang on my powerful father's coattails.
1. Said when you decide to use your social influence to have an advantage over other people
2. To make money quickly by selling your personal properties or financial assets
3. To die or pass away
Please, satisfy someone.
The verb "hang" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
Indicates that something which initially seems bad but harmless can become much worse in the future or lead to a harmful development
Those pharmacies have put the price of face masks up. It'll be the thin end of the wedge, if others follow along.
