MechAnime wrote:
If by "coat-trail" you mean play the "devil's advocate", then yes, I've done that, more so in the past.
No, 'coat-trailing' means to deliberately state or do things in a provocative way.
So if certain people say don't put flags up, I want to put flags up just to annoy them.
Someone says you can't drink on the park (and there's no legal basis for the ban) I want to drink on that park.
Someone says these people are bigots, I'll spend a fair wad of cash to go and watch them being bigoted because I like them.
Someone says don't drink so much, I'll have another pint and savour it, rubbing it in their face.
That's the meaning of coat-trailing.