尻馬に乗る

しりうまにのるshiriumaninoru

expression · godan verb

  1. to follow suit
  2. to imitate or follow someone blindly
  3. to ride on someone's back
  4. to ride someone's coattails
  5. to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

Kanji in this word

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences