get carried away
get carried away
1. To become excessive in one's enthusiasm, excitement, zeal, etc., especially in conversation. She started getting carried away during her story, frantically describing every detail of what happened. Sorry, I got a little carried away there—I just love talking about my favorite artists!
2. To do something to an extreme or excessive degree, especially unintentionally. Wow, it seems our interior designer got a little carried away. I mean, how many pairs of decorative antlers does one house need? I was just planning to clean the bathroom, but I got carried away and did all the windows and the floors, too.
See also: away, carry, get
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
get carried away
Fig. to be overcome by emotion or enthusiasm (in one's thinking or actions). Calm down, Jane. Don't get carried away. Here, Bill. Take this money and go to the candy store, but don't get carried away.
See also: away, carry, get
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
be/get carried aˈway
be/get very excited or lose control of your feelings: I got carried away and started shouting at the television.See also: away, carry, get
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be carried away
- be/get carried away
- geek out
- geek out about (someone or something)
- geek out over (someone or something)
- sing (one's) heart out
- throw cold water on
- throw cold water on (something)
- ripple of excitement
- have heart stand still