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]

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Example Sentences

Some mornings there might be three or four messages; other times, Chloé might have got carried away and recorded 12 or 13 trains of thought.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite her increasing profile, she is not getting carried away, still playing league matches at her local Doncaster social club.

From BBC

Experienced manager McInnes never got carried away in the face of the media when Hearts were seemingly threatening to make the impossible possible.

From BBC

It’s easy to get carried away by the enticing places that rank atop the lists.

From MarketWatch

"If you look back at the last five games we've played, they are still three-two up against us, so we won't get carried away with the result, but the beer tastes a little better."

From Barron's

Related Words

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• raise
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