- coattail
- coat.tail[k'outteil] n aba de casaco, fraque, etc. he hung to my coattails ele ficou agarrado no rabo de minha saia. he trailed his coattails (for someone to tread on) fig ele procurou briga.
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coattail — coat tail n. the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coattail — [kōt′tāl΄] n. the back part of a coat below the waist; esp., either half of this part when divided, as on a swallow tailed coat ☆ ride on someone s coattails or hang on someone s coattails to have one s success dependent on that of someone else … English World dictionary
coattail — /koht tayl /, n. 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. 3. on someone s coattails, aided by association with another person: The senator rode… … Universalium
coattail — coat•tail [[t]ˈkoʊtˌteɪl[/t]] n. 1) clo the back of the skirt on a man s coat or jacket 2) clo one of the two tails on a tail coat 3) cvb gained by association with another: coattail benefits[/ex] • on someone s coattails on the coattails of… … From formal English to slang
Coattail effect — The coattail effect is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election. For example, in the United States, the party of a victorious presidential candidate will often win… … Wikipedia
coattail — noun Date: circa 1600 1. the rear flap of a man s coat 2. plural the skirts of a dress coat, cutaway, or frock coat 3. plural the influence or pulling power of a popular movement or person (as a political candidate) … New Collegiate Dictionary
coattail — noun The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist … Wiktionary
coattail — n. rear flap of a man s coat or tuxedo … English contemporary dictionary
coattail — tailcoat … Anagrams dictionary
coattail — Kōheoheo, puapua … English-Hawaiian dictionary
coattail — noun the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑flap • Part Holonyms: ↑coat … Useful english dictionary
