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get carried awayto become so excited, angry, or involved in something that you lose control or do too much

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to become so excited, angry, or involved in something that you lose control or do too much

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡet ˈkærid əˈweɪ/

Korean meaning: 흥분하거나 열중해서 자제력을 잃다, 도가 지나치다

Korean pronunciation: 겟 **캐**리드 어**웨이**

Example Sentences

  • He got carried away telling jokes and forgot he was in a library.
  • She got carried away decorating and turned her room into a jungle.
  • Don't get carried away with your praise - he might get a big head.

get carried away

VERB

//ɡet ˈkærid əˈweɪ//

to become so excited, angry, or involved in something that you lose control or do too much

get carried away concept
💡 Concept

to become so excited, angry, or involved in something that you lose control or do too much

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get carried away rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Get carried away, swept away, never led astray!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɡet ˈkærid əˈweɪ/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡet ˈkærid əˈweɪ/

🌳Etymology

Origin

'carry away'는 원래 물리적으로 '멀리 운반하다'는 의미였는데, 감정이나 상황에 '휩쓸려 가다'는 비유적 의미로 발전했습니다. 마치 강한 바람이나 물살에 떠밀려가듯 자제력을 잃는다는 뜻이죠.

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🎵Rhyme

swept awayled astraylost the way
swept away
led astray
lost the way

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

He got carried away telling jokes and forgot he was in a library.

😄 Fun example

She got carried away decorating and turned her room into a jungle.

Don't get carried away with your praise - he might get a big head.

😄 Fun example

I got carried away watching cat videos and stayed up all night.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

go overboardlose controlget excitedgo too far

Antonyms

stay calmkeep controlremain composed

Related

swept upcaught upoverwhelmedenthusiastic