Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ride the coattails

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: ride the -coat-tails
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To succeed by virtue of association (with).

Example Sentences

"Further, some investors ride the coattails of investor giants, such as Warren Buffett, meaning they would frequently invest in the stocks Buffet invested in."
"He had the reputation of a wannabe hardman, riding his cousin's coattails."
"Tazer’s plus-154 rating since wearing an Avs jersey is good for tops in the entire NHL during that span. Sure, he plays with future all-time great defensemen^([sic]) Cale Makar, but Toews doesn’t just ride his coattails."

Inflected Forms

rides the coattails (present, singular) riding the coattails (participle, present) rode the coattails (past) ridden the coattails (participle, past)

Phrases

friends in high places

Frequently Paired Words

friends in high places

Questions

What does ride the coattails mean?: To succeed by virtue of association (with).

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