trail (one's) coat



trail (one's) coat

To incite an argument. If one literally trails one's coat, a passerby could easily step on it, thus creating a tense situation. With a comment like that, she is clearly trailing her coat, and I refuse to take the bait.
See also: coat, trail

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Brechtje-Dutch
Balakrishna-Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Adrastea-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
UlriikkaOOL-ree:k-kahFinnish (Rare)
DİLek-Turkish
Aaminah-Arabic