ride the crest of a wave

ride the crest of a wave
be on the crest of a wave - to be very successful so that many good things happen to you very quickly.

Our local team are riding the crest of a wave with their third win this season.

(usually in continuous tenses)

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

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