ride coattails



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EavanEE-vanIrish
Jaroslavas-Lithuanian
Rokuroṙo-koo-ṙo:Japanese
Sunniva-Norwegian
Gu&Eth;RÍ&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
JadonJAH-dən (English), JAY-dən (English)Biblical