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ride coattails

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ride somebody's coattails also ride the coattails of somebody
to use your connection with someone successful to achieve success yourself I don't think she would get promoted without riding her boss's coattails. My opponent is riding the coattails of the popular governor of Massachusetts.
See also: coattail, ride


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