Meanings of surf a wave in English

Meanwhile, the Brotherhood has surfed a wave of hostility to long-time foe Mubarak.

For the past four years, the economy has surfed a wave of domestic demand.

Quick thinking and dynamic, he surfed a wave of popularity, but the electorate's loyalty has withered.

Retailers have just surfed a wave of chocolate buying as if the act will speak the necessary.

Despite being the candidate of the political and economic establishment, the former banker is not surfing a wave of popular support.

Rajapaksa won the last election in 2010, surfing a wave of popularity months after the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels.

"Well, you want to surf a wave," Emory said.

Rajapaksa won handsomely in the last election in 2010, surfing a wave of popularity months after the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels.

MSCI's emerging equity index rose 0.18 percent, surfing a wave of optimism fuelled by signs of economic resilience in the United States and China.