Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the coattails

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: on the -coat-tails
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from

Example Sentences

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

Synonyms

on one's coattails

Questions

What does on the coattails mean?: immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from

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