coach : Idioms & Phrases

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Accommodation coach, or train

  • one running at moderate speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations.
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baseball coach

  • noun a coach of baseball players
    baseball manager.
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basketball coach

  • noun a coach of basketball players
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batting coach

  • noun (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better
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birthing coach

  • noun an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes
    birthing coach; doula; monitrice.
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coach dog

  • noun a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
    dalmatian; carriage dog.
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coach horse

  • noun strong draft horse for drawing coaches
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coach house

  • noun a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles
    carriage house; remise.
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coach station

  • noun a terminal that serves bus passengers
    bus depot; bus terminal; bus station.
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coach-and-four

  • noun a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
    coach; four-in-hand.
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coaching job

  • noun the job of a professional coach
    coaching.
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football coach

  • noun a coach of football players
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Glass coach

  • a coach superior to a hackney-coach, hired for the day, or any short period, as a private carriage; so called because originally private carriages alone had glass windows. Eng. Smart.
    Glass coaches are [allowed in English parks from which ordinary hacks are excluded], meaning by this term, which is never used in America, hired carriages that do not go on stands. J. F. Cooper.
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hackney coach

  • noun a carriage for hire
    hackney carriage; hackney.
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hockey coach

  • noun a coach of hockey players
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labor coach

  • noun an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes
    birthing coach; doula; monitrice.
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line coach

  • noun an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen
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Lozenge coach

  • the coach of a dowager, having her coat of arms painted on a lozenge. Obs. Walpole.
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pitching coach

  • noun an assistant baseball coach in charge of pitchers
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Post chaise, or Post coach

  • a carriage usually with four wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.
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slip coach

  • noun a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train
    slip carriage.
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Slow coach

  • a slow person. See def.7, above. Colloq.
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Tallyho coach

  • a pleasure coach. See under Coach.
Webster 1913

tennis coach

  • noun a coach of tennis players
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trolley coach

  • noun a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
    trolleybus; trackless trolley.
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