"ride on your coattails" 怎么发音
expression
RYD on yor KOTE-taylz
RYD on yaw KUHT-taylz
释义
To benefit from someone else’s success, reputation, or hard work rather than your own efforts.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɹaɪd/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈkoʊtˌteɪɫz
英式英语
ɹˈaɪd/ /ˈɒn/ /jˈɔː/ /kˈəʊtteɪlz
简化发音
美式
RYD on yor KOTE-taylz
英式
RYD on yaw KUHT-taylz
语境中听
He got the promotion by riding on his boss's coattails.
Some people ride on their friends' coattails to get jobs.
I don't want to ride on your coattails; I want to earn it myself.
She always seems to ride on her sister's coattails whenever there’s an opportunity.