抽水 (3) take (unfair) advantage of / ride on the coattails of / piggyback on

抽水有幾個意思:

(3) 座享其成

• to take (unfair) advantage of 

e.g.  Some pharmaceutical stores take unfair advantage of the shortage of surgical masks by selling them at sky-high price.

• to ride on the coattails of ...

e.g. Many designers in the region are accused of riding on the coattails of branded products by copying the designs. 

• to piggyback on 

e.g. A fast-food chain in China piggybacks on the success of a martial art superstar by naming the chain after him. 

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