carried away
Example Sentences
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We get carried away sometimes about the football and results.
From BBC
"We know it will be difficult, there's a lot of matches left... We're not getting carried away. We keep going."
From Barron's
He added: "It's easy to get up on that roller coaster and get carried away, but it will come back".
From BBC
“No way, Mama,” is what I told her, wanting to believe but not letting my hopes get carried away just yet.
From Literature
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“I’m getting way too old for this …” The sound guy’s last word was carried away by the wind.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.