| 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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