carried away

1. participlepastpast participle of carry away

comparative more carried away · superlative most carried away

1. idiomaticMade excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far.

   I only meant to buy one new dress, but I got carried away and ended up with five.

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   […] the unusual degree of taste and energy which Annie, who appeared carried away by the interest of the drama, infused into her reading, […]

   1852, Frank Edward Smedley, Lewis Arundel; Or, The Railroad of Life, page 406

   She sounds carried away.

   1985, Spencer S. M. Tizora, Crossroads

   As the speech continues , Mercutio seems carried away by it, so that Romeo 's interruption (addressing Mercutio by name for the first time, as if to call him to himself) is like the breaking of a rapture.

   1988, Joseph A. Porter, Shakespeare's Mercutio: His History and Drama

   “People got carried away, myself included,” Kwarteng told the Financial Times. “There was no tactical subtlety whatsoever.

   2022 December 10, Harry Taylor, quoting Kwasi Kwarteng, “Liz Truss and I ‘got carried away’ writing mini-budget, admits Kwasi Kwarteng”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: gone overboard