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полит жарг"фалды"Способность популярного политического деятеля, кандидата на политический пост, "протащить у себя на фалдах" (обеспечить победу) своих сторонников. "Фалды Линдона Джонсона выходят из моды" ["... the LBJ coattails are going out of style" (LBJ)], заявил Р. Никсон [ Nixon, Richard Milhous] в ходе предвыборной кампании -
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5 he hung to my coattails
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6 he trailed his coattails (for someone to tread on)
he trailed his coattails (for someone to tread on)}fig ele procurou briga.English-Portuguese dictionary > he trailed his coattails (for someone to tread on)
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9 ride on (smb's) coattails
Общая лексика: пользоваться (чьим-л) покровительствомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > ride on (smb's) coattails
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10 ride on coattails
Общая лексика: (smb's) пользоваться (чьим-л) покровительством -
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salir adelante gracias al favor de algn, lograr el éxito a la sombra de algn -
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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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on sb’s coattails bes US mit jemandes Hilfe, durch jemanden;follow on the coattails of bes USa) unmittelbar folgen auf (akk),b) das unmittelbare Ergebnis (gen) sein* * *n.Rockschoß m. -
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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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патронаж имя существительное:патронаж (patronage, social welfare)постоянные покупатели (clientele, patronage)постоянные посетители (clientele, patronage) -
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тянуть глагол:влечь (attract, draw, pull, drag)иметь тягу (draw, pull)имя существительное:прогулка на лодке (row, pull) -
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См. также в других словарях:
coattails — n. pl. [fig.] the influence of another person; the effect of association with another person; as, he was elected to office on the president s coattails. [PJC] {on the coattails of} (a) helped by association with another person. See {coattails}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coattails — also coat tail, c.1600, from COAT (Cf. coat) + TAIL (Cf. tail). In 17c., to do something on one s own coattail meant at one s own expense. Meaning power of one person, especially in politics, is from 1848 (in a Congressional speech by Abraham… … Etymology dictionary
coattails — coat|tails [ˈkəut teılz US ˈkout ] n [plural] 1.) if you achieve something on someone s coattails, you achieve it because of the other person s power or success on sb s coattails ▪ A number of Republican congressmen were elected on Bush s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
coattails — noun (plural) 1 (ride/hang) on sb s coattails if you achieve something on someone s coattails, you achieve it with the help or influence of someone powerful: A number of Republican congressmen were elected on Reagan s coattails. 2 the cloth at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
coattails — coat|tails [ kout,teılz ] noun plural the two long pieces that form the bottom part of the back of a man s formal jacket on someone s coattails using someone else s success to get an advantage for yourself … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
coattails effect — noun (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election • Topics: ↑politics, ↑political science, ↑government •… … Useful english dictionary
coattails — see coat tails … English dictionary
coattails — n. rear flap of a man s coat or tuxedo … English contemporary dictionary
on the coattails of — coattails coattails n. pl. [fig.] the influence of another person; the effect of association with another person; as, he was elected to office on the president s coattails. [PJC] {on the coattails of} (a) helped by association with another person … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ride someone's coattails — ride (someone s) coattails to use your connection with someone successful to achieve success yourself. I don t think she would get promoted without riding her boss s coattails. My opponent is riding the coattails of the popular governor of… … New idioms dictionary
ride coattails — ride (someone s) coattails to use your connection with someone successful to achieve success yourself. I don t think she would get promoted without riding her boss s coattails. My opponent is riding the coattails of the popular governor of… … New idioms dictionary