ride the coattails
verbDefinitions
To succeed by virtue of association (with).
- Further, some investors ride the coattails of investor giants, such as Warren Buffett, meaning they would frequently invest in the stocks Buffet invested in.
- He had the reputation of a wannabe hardman, riding his cousin's coattails.
- Tazer’s plus-154 rating since wearing an Avs jersey is good for tops in the entire NHL during that span. Sure, he plays with future all-time great defensemen^([sic]) Cale Makar, but Toews doesn’t just ride his coattails.
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