coattail

coat·tail (kōt′tāl′)

noun

the back part of a coat below the waist; esp., either half of this part when divided, as on a swallow-tailed coat

ride on someone's coattails

or hang on someone's coattails☆

to have one's success dependent on that of someone else

Converse of object

ride: He's totally riding the proverbial coattails of an established name and probably fooling many.

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