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ONE ONE'S COATTAILS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does one one's coattails mean?
• ONE ONE'S COATTAILS (adverb)
The adverb ONE ONE'S COATTAILS has 1 sense:
1. immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from
Familiarity information: ONE ONE'S COATTAILS used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ONE ONE'S COATTAILS (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from
Synonyms:
on the coattails; one one's coattails
Context example:
he was elected on his predecessor's coattails
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