Riding on his coattails In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "riding on his coattails", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of Riding on his coattails (redirected from ride on (one's) coattails )

Synonyms:

hang on someone's coattails

Ride on (one's) coattails phrase

`Coat-tails' is usually written as `coattails' in American English.

To take advantage of someone else's success to achieve your own.

 

I feel like I don't deserve such high praise because I just rode on John's cocktails all along the process.

Riding on someone else's cocktails is not what I like to do. I'm more of a person who prefers achieving things from scratch.

Grammar and Usage of Ride on (one's) coattails

Verb Forms

  • ridden on (one's) coattails
  • rode on (one's) coattails
  • riding on (one's) coattails

The verb "ride" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Ride on (one's) coattails

The idiom first appeared around 1600 in a different form, "on one’s own coattail."

The Origin Cited: Grammarist .
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