Found 2 items, similar to coattails.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: coattail
coattail
n : the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
English → English (gcide)
Definition: coattails
coattails
\coattails\ n. pl. [fig.]
the influence of another person; the effect of association
with another person; as, he was elected to office on the
president's coattails.
[PJC]
on the coattails of
(a) helped by association with another person. See
coattails.
(b) caused by, or immediately following (an event).
[PJC]