carry away

verb

1. to remove forcefully

2. (usually passive) to cause (a person) to lose self-control

3. (usually passive) to delight or enrapture

   he was carried away by the music

Idioms and Phrases

Move or excite greatly. This expression is usually used in the passive, be carried away, as in The eulogy was so touching we were carried away, or Take it easy; don't get carried away and overdo. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

Two of the injured were carried away by helicopter.

From BBC

The masked thieves can be seen carrying away several boxes.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Weaver said he could see one of the group had managed to grab on to a rock while one of the Spanish nationals had been swept into the torrent and was being carried away.

From BBC

Whether it was the toughness of the conditions, or the feeling between the teams, England got carried away in the morning session.

From BBC

But that win came with the warning not to get carried away, considering the weak opposition, and to expect a much tougher examination once India arrived for five T20s and three one-day internationals.

From BBC

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