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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Be mindful not to get carried away and use jargon that’s hard to understand or feels unnatural, Wilding added — simply be more direct.
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
The production enriches the song with an enveloping rhythm that combines Afro-Caribbean rhythms with subtle details that accentuate the lyrical narrative and invite you to let yourself be carried away by the music.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
Pereira’s career history suggests this will either go very well or very badly and, while this was the most perfect of starts, Wolves shouldn’t get carried away just yet because the mitigation here is that Leicester played on Sunday like, well, Wolves have played for most of 2024-25.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Remember this, and don’t get carried away in the complexity of the attack but rather react to the simple facts being presented.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
The production enriches the song with an enveloping rhythm that combines Afro-Caribbean rhythms with subtle details that accentuate the lyrical narrative and invite you to let yourself be carried away by the music.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
Pereira’s career history suggests this will either go very well or very badly and, while this was the most perfect of starts, Wolves shouldn’t get carried away just yet because the mitigation here is that Leicester played on Sunday like, well, Wolves have played for most of 2024-25.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Remember this, and don’t get carried away in the complexity of the attack but rather react to the simple facts being presented.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for be/get carried away
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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 5 Jan. 2025.
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