e/Riding coattails

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has gloss	eng: :For the political term, see coattail effect. Riding coattails is a metaphor that refers to the way in which lower level or uninspiring celebrities can often reach stardom through their ties to another, more popular and successful celebrity. This can often be used as a generic phrase for anyone that hangs onto another person as they forge ahead, without effort from the hanger-on.
lexicalization	eng: Riding coattails
instance of	c/Political metaphors