Trail (one's) coat In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "trail (one's) coat", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2021-08-24 04:08

Meaning of Trail (one's) coat

Variants:

drag (one's) coat

Trail (one's) coat verb phrase

If you trail your coat, you invite or incite a quarrel or an argument by acting in a provocative way.

She is trailing her coat with provocative comments

He trailed his coat by saying offensive words.

Other phrases about:

go down swinging/fighting

to fight until the very end

It takes two to make a quarrel

When an argument or a fight occurs, both parties involved are responsible for it.

a fight to the finish

A fight, match or contest between two groups or people which may only end with the complete defeat of one side.

fight like a lion

To fight in a fierce and brave way

to make the feathers/fur fly

To cause an argument or a fight

Grammar and Usage of Trail (one's) coat

Verb Forms

to trail (one's) coat
trailing (one's) coat
trails (one's) coat
trailed (one's) coat

Possessive Adjectives

trail her coat
trail his coat
trail my coat
trail our coat
trail their coat
trail your coat

The verb “trail” should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Trail (one's) coat

This behavior was traditionally associated with Irishmen at Donnybrook Fair, an annual fair once held in Dublin's suburb. Charlotte M. Yonge, in the novel Womankind ( 1877 ), alludes to this association: ‘Party spirit is equally ready to give offense and to watch for it. It will trail its coat like the Irishman in the fair.’

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