trail one's coat
1trail one's coat — phrasal or trail one s coattails : to invite a quarrel by provoking antagonism or dissent * * * trail one s coat To invite a quarrel • • • Main Entry: ↑trail …
2trail one's coat — deliberately provoke a quarrel or fight. → trail …
3trail one's coattails — phrasal see trail one s coat …
4trail — n. & v. n. 1 a a track left by a thing, person, etc., moving over a surface (left a trail of wreckage; a slug s slimy trail). b a track or scent followed in hunting, seeking, etc. (he s on the trail). 2 a beaten path or track, esp. through a wild …
5trail — noun 1》 a mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something. ↘a track or scent used in following someone or hunting an animal. 2》 a long thin part stretching behind or hanging down from something. 3》 a… …
6coat-trailing — /koht tray ling/, n. Brit. behavior that is deliberately provocative. [1925 30; from the phrase trail one s coat, provoking someone to step on it] * * * …
7coat-trailing — /koht tray ling/, n. Brit. behavior that is deliberately provocative. [1925 30; from the phrase trail one s coat, provoking someone to step on it] …
8trail — trail1 [ treıl ] noun count ** ▸ 1 path in countryside ▸ 2 series of marks/objects ▸ 3 damage/harm ▸ 4 connected evidence ▸ 5 series of activities ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a path through the countryside, especially one designed for walking for pleasure:… …
9trail */*/ — I UK [treɪl] / US verb Word forms trail : present tense I/you/we/they trail he/she/it trails present participle trailing past tense trailed past participle trailed 1) [intransitive] to move slowly and in a tired or unhappy way, often so that you… …
10trail — [[t]tre͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ trails, trailing, trailed 1) N COUNT A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests. He was following a broad trail through the trees. Syn: track 2) N COUNT A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads,… …
