おこぼれ

noun

leavings; leftovers; scraps

Often used for food leftovers or figuratively for benefits that trickle down from someone else's success or abundance. The honorific prefix お is part of the word.

See also: こぼれ

• パーティーのおこぼれをもらって帰かえった。

  I took home the leftovers from the party.

• 彼かれは上じょう司しの成せい功こうのおこぼれにあずかっている。

  He is benefiting from the scraps of his boss's success.