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  • 131ride the wave of sth — ride the wave (of sth) (also ride the crest of a wave) ► to enjoy the advantages of a particular situation: »Banks who rode the mortgage wave for years are now experiencing much harder times. Main Entry: ↑ride …

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  • 132Ride a Cock-Horse — a ↑nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for children) . The rhyme goes: Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross,/To see a fine lady ride on a white horse,/With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,/She shall have music wherever she goes …

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