"ride the wave" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-ride the wave.ogg Forms: rides the wave [present, singular, third-person], riding the wave [participle, present], rode the wave [past], ridden the wave [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> the wave}} ride the wave (third-person singular simple present rides the wave, present participle riding the wave, simple past rode the wave, past participle ridden the wave)
  1. (idiomatic) To take advantage of a profitable period. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: catch a wave, go with the flow
    Sense id: en-ride_the_wave-en-verb-eyoC4wng Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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