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附骥尾
fù​jì​wěi

to ride on someone's coattails

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 附骥 附驥 fù​jì
    to ride on someone's coattails
    (literary) to attach oneself to a famous or successful person in order to gain fame or success; also used as a polite humble expression when collaborating with others
  2. 尾 wěi noun
    tail
    (bound form) tail of an animal