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ride_the_coattails
ride the coattails
English
Verb
- (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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