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- on the coattails of
on the coattails of
on the coattails of
1. As a result of the success of another: elected to office on the coattails of a popular governor.
2. Immediately following or as a direct result of: resigned on the coattails of the scandal.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| AscensiÓN | | ah-then-SYON (Spanish), ah-sen-SYON (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Bettina (2) | | bet-TEE-nah | Italian |
| Brutus | | - | Ancient Roman |
| Lois (1) | | LO-is (English) | English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Lovel | | - | English (Rare) |
| Margh | | - | Cornish |