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rode the coattails

rode the coattails is the simple past 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 rode the coattails

What is rode the coattails the simple past of?
Rode the coattails is the simple past of ride the coattails.

Words near rode the coattails in the dictionary

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

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