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Bsobaid Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Carried away ??

Hi,

What does "carried away" mean ?

you are getting "carried away" with something

Thanks,
  

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A common expression but curiously hard to explain! It means that you are letting your emotions over-run you and your excitement/interest/etc is making you lose control a little. Only it is not quite as dramatic as this makes it sound.

— Nona the brit

  • A common expression but curiously hard to explain!
  • It means that you are letting your emotions over-run you and your excitement/interest/etc is making you lose control a little.
  • Only it is not quite as dramatic as this makes it sound.
  • It means 'taking things too far', which is another idiom so perhaps not too helpful for you...
  • Examples.
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A common expression but curiously hard to explain!

It means that you are letting your emotions over-run you and your excitement/interest/etc is making you lose control a little. Only it is not quite as dramatic as this makes it sound. It means 'taking things too far', which is another idiom so perhaps not too helpful for you...

Examples.

'He got a bit carried away
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