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Meaning of catch a wave | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

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

Equivalents

Polski łapać wiatr w żagle złapać wiatr w żagle

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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

catch air catch as catch can catch big air catch dust catch feelings catch fire

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