carry away

1 to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do:

There's far too much food - I'm afraid I got a bit carried away.

The manager warned his young players not to get carried away by the emotion of the occasion.

Apologies - I just got carried away by the excitement of the game.

The country was carried away by national sentiment following the war.

Against her better judgment, she was carried away by his charisma and left home to be with him.

2 to cause someone to become very excited and to lose control:

The crowd were carried away by his passionate speech.

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