coattail
/ˈkoʊtˌteɪl/
noun
- The back part of a coat that hangs below the waist, especially one of the two long pieces on a formal coat.
- The tailor adjusted the coattail to make it hang evenly.
- He grabbed the coattail of his jacket as he ran out the door.
- Her coattail got caught in the car door as she was getting in.
- The influence or advantage gained by associating with a successful or popular person or group (usually used in plural: 'coattails').
- Many candidates tried to ride the president's coattails during the election.
- He got the job on the coattails of his famous father.
- The small company grew quickly on the coattails of its larger partner.