phrasal verb · informal
get carried away
/ɡet ˌkærid əˈweɪ/get CAR·ried a·WAY
become too excited or involved and do more than you intended
Examples
“I got carried away and bought too many souvenirs.”
“Don't get carried away when you tell the story — keep it short.”
“She got carried away by the music and started dancing on the table.”
Band 8 sentence
“I mustn't get carried away when describing my achievements in the exam — concise, concrete examples are better.”
Collocations
- get carried away with
- don't get carried away
- get carried away by the moment
Word family
Common mistakes
I was carried away→I got carried away
get carried with→get carried away with
Say it for a higher band
5overdo→6go overboard→7+get carried away
Synonyms
go overboard
overdo
Easily confused
get away with
“He cheated on the exam but somehow got away with it.”
go overboard
“She went overboard decorating the room for the party.”
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