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catch the wave

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catch the wave  (American & Australian)
to try to get an advantage for yourself by becoming involved with something that is becoming popular or fashionable Older Spanish restaurants are expanding to try to catch the tapas wave.
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catch the wave
to understand and behave according to the most modern fashions in social behavior The company's move was aimed at catching the wave of consumers rushing to the Web. Is the topic hip enough for TV to want to catch the wave?
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of catch a wave (to start riding a board across the rolling surface of the sea)
See also: catch, wave


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which means the nose of your board will catch the wave and you will fall forward before being able to pop up.
The length of the surfboard will determine how easily you catch the wave.
The tides were so fierce, the British number one needed to be towed by jetski to get up enough speed to catch the wave.
 
 
 
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