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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He does not get carried away by good results and spells, or bogged down in bad times.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Testing was considered safer there as fallout from atmospheric weapons tests would be carried away from populated areas by the wind.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Several jellyfish species can be found in the North Sea as the creatures get carried away with the undertow, given offshore winds.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The girls’ mother, van Wessel told me, crumpled to the ground next to the grave sites, and had to be carried away from the scene.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Testing was considered safer there as fallout from atmospheric weapons tests would be carried away from populated areas by the wind.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Several jellyfish species can be found in the North Sea as the creatures get carried away with the undertow, given offshore winds.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The girls’ mother, van Wessel told me, crumpled to the ground next to the grave sites, and had to be carried away from the scene.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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