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Ride Coattails Someone’s Connections Successful Order Achieve Fame

Phrase/Idiom ride someone’s coattails
Definition If you use your connections with someone successful in order to achieve fame or success for yourself, without any personal effort, you ride their coattails.
Example She rode her uncle’s coattails in the hope of being hired.

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