ride on coattails



ride on someone's coattails

 and hang on someone's coattails
Fig. to make one's good fortune or success on the strength of someone else's. (Also with else, as in the examples.) Bill isn't very creative, so he rides on John's coattails. Some people just have to hang on somebody else's coattails.
See also: coattail, on, ride

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ArjanAHR-yahnDutch
Shai-Hebrew
Heber (1)-Irish
SophoclesSAHF-u-kleez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Sophos-Ancient Greek
Mallt-Welsh