Idioms

ride on (someone's) coattails
to have one's fortune or success depend on another person
The sales manager was riding on the coattails of his boss and hoped to achieve success in the company.

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  • ride roughshod over (someone or something)
  • ride the gravy train
  • riding for a fall
  • riding high
  • right and left
  • right as rain
  • right at (a specific time/place)
  • right away
  • right down (someone's) alley
  • right off the bat
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  • cut a wide swath
  • blow one's top
  • up to one's chin
  • quick as a flash
  • fall over oneself to (do something)
  • put up a good fight/struggle
  • come down to earth
  • less than pleased
  • rake in the money
  • have it out with (someone)


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