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coattail
Verb
intransitive
transitive
Japanese Meaning
他人の成功や人気に便乗して、自分の利益を図ること。 / 他人の実績や権威に頼って、自分の成果を上げる行為。
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（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(transitive, intransitive) To ride the coattails of.
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coattail
Rather than earn her position, she chose to coattail a popular politician.
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Rather than earn her position, she chose to coattail a popular politician.
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