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to be always hanging on sb's coat-tails être toujours pendu aux basques de qn ○ ; to ride on sb's coat-tails gen profiter des efforts de qn ; péj Pol se faire élire à la traîne de qn. -
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Frackschöße pl, Rockschöße pl veraltendPHRASES:to ride [or hang] on sb's \coat-tails auf der Erfolgswelle eines anderen mitschwimmen -
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['kəʊtteɪlz]nome plurale falde f. del frac••to be always hanging on sb.'s coat-tails — stare sempre appiccicato a qcn.
to ride on sb.'s coat-tails — spreg. andare a rimorchio
* * *['kəʊtteɪlz]nome plurale falde f. del frac••to be always hanging on sb.'s coat-tails — stare sempre appiccicato a qcn.
to ride on sb.'s coat-tails — spreg. andare a rimorchio
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{'kout.teilz}
n pi долната задна част на сако/фрак
on someone's COAT-TAILS на гърба на/с помощта на някого* * *{'kout.teilz} n pi долната задна част на сако/фрак; on s.o* * *1. n pi долната задна част на сако/фрак 2. on someone's coat-tails на гърба на/с помощта на някого -
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1) (smb.) с помощью кого-л. (тж. on smb.'s coat-tails или coattails) [первонач. амер.]Flem Snopes's wife, riding into Jefferson society on Judge Lemuel Stevens's daughter's coat-tail... (W. Faulkner, ‘The Town’, ch. 3) — Жена Флема Сноупса проникла в светское общество при поддержке дочери судьи Лемюэля Стивенса...
She became successful on the coattails of her famous father. (RHD) — Она добилась успеха с помощью своего знаменитого отца.
2) (smth.) вслед за чем-лHis decline in popularity followed on the coattails of the scandal. (RHD) — Его популярность после этого скандала упала.
3) (smb.) амер.; полит. в зависимости от успеха другого кандидата (тж. on smb.'s coat-tails или coattails) (говорится о малоизвестном или непопулярном кандидате, который побеждает на выборах благодаря популярности другого кандидата, проходящего по тому же избирательному списку)Eisenhower Was unable to transfer his strength to those candidates who ran on his coat-tails. (‘Manchester Guardian Weekly’) — Эйзенхауэр не мог поделиться своей популярностью с кандидатами, которые были с ним в одном избирательном списке.
That straight-ticket voting has enabled many a mediocre candidate to ride into office on the coat-tails of an able, popular man at the top. (APT) — Система голосования, при которой используются избирательные бюллетени с именами всех кандидатов партии, дает возможность многим малопопулярным политическим деятелям прийти к власти за счет действительно выдающихся.
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Макаров: добиться (незаслуженного) успеха с помощью влиятельного лица, пойти в гору (чьей-л.) поддержке, пойти в гору благодаря связямУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > climb on (smb.'s) coat-tails
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См. также в других словарях:
coat-tails — UK US noun [plural] the two long pieces that form the bottom part of the back of a man’s formal jacket Thesaurus: parts of clothesmeronym jackets and coatshyponym Phrase: on someone s coat tails * * * ˈcoat tails [ … Useful english dictionary
coat tails — plural noun The long back pieces of a tail coat • • • Main Entry: ↑coat … Useful english dictionary
coat-tails — also coattails 1) N PLURAL: oft poss N Coat tails are the two long pieces at the back of a tailcoat. 2) PHRASE: usu PHR after v If you do something on the coat tails of someone else, you are able to do it because of the other person s success,… … English dictionary
coat-tails — UK / US noun [plural] the two long pieces that form the bottom part of the back of a man s formal jacket • on someone s coat tails … English dictionary
coat-tails — /ˈkoʊt teɪlz/ (say koht taylz) plural noun the divided, tapering skirts, or tails of a man s tail coat …
on someone's coat-tails — on (someone s) coat tails if you achieve something on someone s coat tails, you only achieve it because of their help or influence. She d risen to fame on the coat tails of her half sister … New idioms dictionary
on coat-tails — on (someone s) coat tails if you achieve something on someone s coat tails, you only achieve it because of their help or influence. She d risen to fame on the coat tails of her half sister … New idioms dictionary
on somebody's coat-tails — on sb s coat tails idiom using the success and influence of another person to help yourself become successful • She got where she is today on her brother s coat tails. Main entry: ↑coat tailsidiom … Useful english dictionary
on someone's coat-tails — on someone’s coat tails phrase using someone else’s success to get an advantage for yourself Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym Main entry: coat tails … Useful english dictionary
on someone's coat-tails — ► on someone s coat tails undeservedly benefiting from another s success. Main Entry: ↑coat tail … English terms dictionary
on someone's coat tails — Achieving one s position as a result of the promotion or advancement of a person to whom one has attached oneself, and not by one s own merit • • • Main Entry: ↑coat … Useful english dictionary