hitch one's wagon to

Meanings:

• 1.

  Historical Englishchiefly North American (historical)literalarchaic
  • To attach or fasten a wagon to another vehicle or animal for the purpose of being drawn.

• 2.

  United StatesEnglish-speaking countriesidiomaticinformalchiefly US
  • To align oneself with a person, organization, or cause in order to share in its success or to advance one's own prospects.