using the success and influence of another person to help yourself become successful :
She got where she is today on her brother's coat-tails.
using the success and influence of another person to help yourself become successful :
She got where she is today on her brother's coat-tails.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005