ride the coattails

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ride the coattails (third-person singular simple present rides the coattails, present participle riding the coattails, simple past rode the coattails, past participle ridden the coattails) [+ of (object)]

  1. (idiomatic) To succeed by virtue of association (with).
    • 2010, Robin Speziale, Lessons from the Successful Investor, page 53:
      Further, some investors ride the coattails of investor giants, such as Warren Buffett, meaning they would frequently invest in the stocks Buffet invested in.

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