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(riding) on the crest of the wave

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  • on the crest of a wave — phrase enjoying a period of great success or popularity We seem to have been riding on the crest of a wave since the election. Thesaurus: successfulsynonym Main entry: crest …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • on the crest of a wave — enjoying a period of great success or popularity We seem to have been riding on the crest of a wave since the election …   English dictionary

  • The Wedge (surfing) — The Wedge is a world famous bodyboarding, surfing bodysurfing spot located at the extreme south end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California. When supplied with a south swell of the proper size and direction, it can produce huge waves …   Wikipedia

  • crest — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) the top or highest point of something such as a hill or a wave (+ of): He climbed over the crest of the hill. 2 (C) a special picture used as a sign of a family, town, school etc: the school colours and crest …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • crest — [[t]kre̱st[/t]] crests, cresting, crested 1) N COUNT The crest of a hill or a wave is the top of it. ● PHRASE: v link PHR, PHR after v If you say that you are on the crest of a wave, you mean that you are feeling very happy and confident because… …   English dictionary

  • crest — crest1 [ krest ] noun count 1. ) the top of a hill or mountain a ) the white top of a wave 2. ) a set of feathers on the top of the heads of some birds 3. ) a design used as the symbol of a town, institution, or family of high social class: the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crest — crest1 [krest] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: creste, from Latin crista] 1.) the top or highest point of something such as a hill or a wave crest of ▪ It took us over an hour to reach the crest of the hill. 2.) a special picture that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + CREST ▪ reach ▪ We finally reached the crest of the ridge. PREPOSITION ▪ on a/the crest ▪ We stood on the crest of the hi …   Collocations dictionary

  • crest — [[t]krɛst[/t]] n. 1) geo the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit 2) the highest point or level: riding the crest of popularity[/ex] 3) geo a ridge or ridgelike formation 4) oce the foamy top of a wave 5) geo the point of highest… …   From formal English to slang

  • The Byrds — Not to be confused with The Birds (band). The Byrds …   Wikipedia

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