in tow
Meaning
(of a vehicle, conveyance, etc.) Pulled by means of an attached line, such as a cable, chain, or rope.
(figuratively, usually of persons) Following or accompanying under the direction of another, as if attached by a line and being pulled.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgSynonyms
Examples
My recipe for bliss on a Friday night consists of a 'New York Times' crossword puzzle and a new episode of 'Homicide;' Saturdays and Sundays are oriented around walks in the woods with the dog, human companion in tow some of the time but not always.
I will take a short time out from being in Parliament when the baby is born but I'll still be doing my constituency work - just with another baby in tow.
A reciprocal arrangement could be that they baby-sit one night while you have a night out without the kids in tow.
At the same time, Yuki, deciding that she can wait no longer, steals Dom's van and guns, and rushes into the store with Yutaka in tow.
Dundee becomes obsessed with his quest and heads deep into the wilderness of Mexico with his exhausted men in tow.
He returned to Trieste in January 1910 with another sister, Eileen, in tow.