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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All that is about to change… Wait, let’s not get carried away: Some of that will change, eventually.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
Even if the talking points are predictable — Sheila and Varuna try to strategize while Mala and Shahida get carried away with their aspirations and Raji balks at everything — the chemistry is what’s truly intoxicating and carries viewers from one episode to the next.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
Another key lesson is to stay focused and not get carried away by external pressure.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
When the writing is so good and the performances around you are so good, you do get carried away with it.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
Even if the talking points are predictable — Sheila and Varuna try to strategize while Mala and Shahida get carried away with their aspirations and Raji balks at everything — the chemistry is what’s truly intoxicating and carries viewers from one episode to the next.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
Another key lesson is to stay focused and not get carried away by external pressure.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
When the writing is so good and the performances around you are so good, you do get carried away with it.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
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 9 Jun. 2025.
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