Get carried away
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Definition
To become so happy, angry, or excited that you do not control what you do or say
Example sentence
Don't get carried away planning the party, we have a tight budget.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
get carried away with the excitement
get carried away with the moment
get carried away with the idea
get carried away with spending
get carried away talking
get carried away and go too far
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
I got carried away with the excitement and bought tickets for everyone. ✅ (Correct)
I got the excitement carried away and bought tickets for everyone. ❌ (Incorrect)