hitch (your) wagon to (someone/something)

to try to become successful by becoming involved with someone or something that is already successful or has a good chance of becoming successful.

He wisely decided to hitch his wagon to the environmentalist movement, which was then gaining support throughout the country.

She hitched her wagon to a rising young star on the music scene.

• throw someone to the wolves
• throw something back in face
• throw something back in someone's face
• throw something into the pot
• throw something on the scrap heap
• throw something together
• throw the baby out with the bath water
• throw the book at
• throw the book at someone
• throw together
• throw to the dogs
• throw to the lions
• throw to the wolves
• throw up
• throw up hands
• throw upon mercy
• throw upon someone's mercy
• throw up something
• throw up your hands
• throw weight around
• throw your hat in the ring
• throw your money around
• throw yourself into
• throw yourself into something
• throw yourself on mercy