ride a/the wave of
Definition of ride a/the wave of
: to experience a time when many people share a strong feeling or attitude about something at the same time a time when the mayor was still riding a wave of public approval
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Word by Word Definitions
: to sit and travel on the back of an animal that one directs
: to travel in or on a conveyance
: to travel as if on a conveyance : be borne
: an act of riding
: a trip on horseback or by vehicle
: a way (such as a road or path) suitable for riding
: to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute
: to float, play, or shake in an air current : move loosely to and fro : flutter
: to move in waves : heave
: a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea)
: open water
: a shape or outline having successive curves
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