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附骥尾
fù​jì​wěi

to ride on someone's coattails

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

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

References

variant 附骥/附驥 → 附骥尾/附驥尾
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