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rides the coattails

rides the coattails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the coattails.

Meaning of ride the coattails

Verb

ride the coattails (third-person singular simple present rides the coattails, present participle riding the coattails, simple past rode the coattails, past participle ridden the coattails)

  1. (idiomatic) To succeed by virtue of association (with).
    • Further, some investors ride the coattails of investor giants, such as Warren Buffett, meaning they would frequently invest in the stocks Buffet invested in.2010, Robin Speziale, Lessons from the Successful Investor, page 53

Questions about rides the coattails

What is rides the coattails the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rides the coattails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the coattails.

Words near rides the coattails in the dictionary

  1. rides the bench
  2. rides the boards
  3. rides the brakes
  4. rides the clock
  5. rides the clutch
  6. rides the coattails
  7. rides the cock carousel
  8. rides the cotton bicycle
  9. rides the cotton horse
  10. rides the cotton pony
  11. rides the crest of the wave

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