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verb

avoir le vent en poupe

/a.vwaʁ lə vɑ̃.t‿ɑ̃ pup/

verb/a.vwaʁ lə vɑ̃.t‿ɑ̃ pup/

to gather steam, to have wind at one's back; to gain popularity, to enjoy increasing success

Literally, “to have the wind astern” (compare English wind at one's back).