be/get carried away
idiom
: to be so excited that one is no longer in control of one's behavior
I shouldn't have behaved like that. I just got carried away.
They allowed themselves to be carried away by fear.
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When the writing is so good and the performances around you are so good, you do get carried away with it.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Let yourself be carried away by the flowers, the butterflies, the parakeets, the huge koi in the pond with a waterfall, and even the horses, because Patch of Heaven Sanctuary has a magnificent stable.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Post-shower, don’t get carried away with vigorous toweling.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
This Dior collection was sparser on bags and shoes, those brisk-selling tack-ons that designers can get carried away with, festooning them to models like ornaments on a Christmas tree.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Let yourself be carried away by the flowers, the butterflies, the parakeets, the huge koi in the pond with a waterfall, and even the horses, because Patch of Heaven Sanctuary has a magnificent stable.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Post-shower, don’t get carried away with vigorous toweling.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
This Dior collection was sparser on bags and shoes, those brisk-selling tack-ons that designers can get carried away with, festooning them to models like ornaments on a Christmas tree.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Be/get carried away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%2Fget%20carried%20away. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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