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coattail

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coat⋅tail

  [koht-teyl]
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–noun
1. the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
2. one of the two back parts of the skirt of a coat, esp. one of the tails on a tail coat.
–adjective
3. gained by association with another, esp. with a successful or celebrated person: coattail benefits.
—Idioms
4. on someone's coattails, aided by association with another person: The senator rode into office on the President's coattails.
5. on the coattails of, immediately after or as a result of: His decline in popularity followed on the coattails of the scandal.
Origin:
1590–1600; coat + tail 1
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coat·tail   (kōt'tāl')   
n.  

  1. The loose back part of a coat that hangs below the waist.

  2. coattails The skirts of a formal or dress coat.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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