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| Subject | English | Russian |
| slang | on someone's coattail | зависимый (от кого-то) |
| gen. | on the coattails | вслед (Alexander Demidov) |
| Игорь Миг | on the coattails of | в кильватере |
| gen. | ride on someone's coattails | пользоваться чьим-л покровительством (Uniformed people rode on Vladimir Putin's coattails into both federal and local governments Olga Okuneva) |
| idiom. | ride on coattails | ехать на чужой шее (it implies that one is taking advantage of another person's work or success without contributing anything themselves: The new employee was just riding on the coattails of others and not contributing anything to the company Taras) |
| idiom. | ride on coattails | пользоваться плодами чужого труда (to benefit from someone else's labor: She did nothing to earn that promotion, she was just riding on the coattails of others Taras) |
| gen. | ride on coattails | преуспеть благодаря (кому-либо; To benefit from someone else's success.: Everyone knows you've been riding on the governor's coattails for the last two years. Koan_om) |
| idiom. | ride on the coattails of | пользоваться чьим-либо успехом (Everyone knows you've been riding on the coattails of the governor these last two years, but once her term ends, you'll be on your own.) |
| idiom. | ride on the coattails of | воспользоваться чьим-либо успехом |