Sentence examples for coat tail from inspiring English sources

The coat, tail, and mane are of fine, silky hair.

Finally, she grabbed one of the clerks by his coat tail.

The egotistical Newt Gingrich, not averse to identifying himself with any passing hero, is keenest on grasping Reagan's coat tail.

They just do so by riding someone else's coat tail.

If the Germans don't pay their share, U.S. defense officials believe, smaller European countries will follow suit, essentially hiding behind Berlin's coat tail.

The coat-state evaluation involved the assessment of eight different body parts: head, neck, dorsal coat, ventral coat, tail, forepaws, hind paws and genital region.

"Their own careers might be on their coat tails.

No coat tails for me I did it!!!!!!" Well, quite.

Elsewhere, retailers took a ride on Next's coat tails.

But the islanders still cling desperately to Britain's coat tails.

But if they stutter, we'll be there, on their coat tails.