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one one's coat·tails

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. on the coattails, one one's coattailsadverb

    immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from

    "the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"; "he was elected on his predecessor's coattails"

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  1. one one's coattails

    Riding on one's coattails refers to the act of achieving success or making progress by making use of another person's effort, achievements, influence, or popularity. It is often used in politics, where a less known or less popular individual may gain office by aligning with a more popular figure.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of one one's coattails in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of one one's coattails in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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