00119357-r 'immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from';
 
Chinese (simplified) 得到 … 之 帮助 , 随着 … 之后 , 得到…之帮助 , 随着…之后
English on the coattails , one one's coattails
Definitions
Japanese
直後に続くあるいは、から不相応に利益を得ること
― CEOは、スキャンダルのすぐあとに辞任した; 彼は前任者に頼って選ばれた
English
immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from
― the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal; he was elected on his predecessor's coattails
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