附驥尾
fù​jì​wěi

to ride on someone's coattails

  • created sense approved 附骥尾/附驥尾 · fù​jì​wěi · to ride on someone's coattails — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    附骥尾 / 附驥尾

    fù​jì​wěi

    to ride on someone's coattails

    to attach oneself to a great person in order to achieve success; literally to hitch onto the tail of a thoroughbred horse

    附骥 (literal) → 附骥/附驥 · fù​jì · to ride on someone's coattails 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail

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