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on the coattails

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Adverb

immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from
- the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal
- he was elected on his predecessor's coattails

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Words contain "on the coattails" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
one one's coattails on the coattails coattails effect

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