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carry away

British  

verb

  1. to remove forcefully

  2. (usually passive) to cause (a person) to lose self-control

  3. (usually passive) to delight or enrapture

    he was carried away by the music
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carry away Idioms  

  1. Move or excite greatly. This expression is usually used in the passive, be carried away, as in The eulogy was so touching we were carried away, or Take it easy; don't get carried away and overdo. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

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We get carried away sometimes about the football and results.

From BBC

"We know it will be difficult, there's a lot of matches left... We're not getting carried away. We keep going."

From Barron's

He added: "It's easy to get up on that roller coaster and get carried away, but it will come back".

From BBC

She had pretended to let them down, knowing all the time that Rowan was carrying away just what they needed.

From Literature

“No way, Mama,” is what I told her, wanting to believe but not letting my hopes get carried away just yet.

From Literature

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