Meaning of catch a wave | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To mount one's surfboard at a distance from shore, turn it toward land, and control it for a successful, satisfying ride on inrushing water.
2. To derive benefit from a fortunate opportunity; to experience a sudden increase in energy or luck.
   broadly, idiomatic

Examples

“Like surfers trying to catch a wave, balloonists try to ride jet streams.”

“As anyone who has ever caught a wave on her own knows, surfing is a profound confidence booster.”

“The size of his fortune, he said, revealed only that "we caught a wave. We were lucky. We had more luck than we deserved."”

“He did have one brief spell in the second set when he seemed to catch a wave, pounding his backhand and winning 11 of 14 points.”

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