ride (someone's) coattails

to use your connection with someone successful to achieve success yourself.

I don't think she would get promoted without riding her boss's coattails.

My opponent is riding the coattails of the popular governor of Massachusetts.

• put two and two together and get five
• put two and two together and make five
• put two cents in
• put two cents worth in
• put two fingers up at
• put two fingers up at someone
• put two fingers up at something
• putty in hands
• putty in your hands
• put under the microscope
• put up a brave front
• put up a front
• put-up job
• put up or shut up
• put words in mouth
• put words in someone's mouth
• put words into mouth
• put words into someone's mouth
• put years on
• put years on someone
• put you in place
• put you in your place
• put your back into
• put your back into something
• put your best foot forward