短語 ride (on) a wave of something 的意思就是乘風破浪，比喻借助某事從中受益。
The candidate is riding on a wave of popularity and is expected to win the election.
British athletes rode a wave of patriotism during the London Olympics, winning more medals than the country ever had before.
短語 to take someone for a ride 的意思是玩弄或欺騙某人。
I trusted Ben, but he took me for a ride. He sold me a ticket to the Kanye West show, but in fact it wasn't a real ticket: it was just a photocopy.