carried away en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Made excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far.
As the speech continues , Mercutio seems carried away by it, so that Romeo 's interruption (addressing Mercutio by name for the first time, as if to call him to himself) is like the breaking of a rapture.
1988, Joseph A. Porter, Shakespeare's Mercutio: His History and Drama:She sounds carried away.
1985, Spencer S. M. Tizora, Crossroads:“People got carried away, myself included,” Kwarteng told the Financial Times. “There was no tactical subtlety whatsoever.
2022 December 10, Harry Taylor, quoting Kwasi Kwarteng, “Liz Truss and I ‘got carried away’ writing mini-budget, admits Kwasi Kwarteng”, in The Guardian:I only meant to buy one new dress, but I got carried away and ended up with five.
[…] the unusual degree of taste and energy which Annie, who appeared carried away by the interest of the drama, infused into her reading, […]
1852, Frank Edward Smedley, Lewis Arundel; Or, The Railroad of Life, page 406:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most carried away | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more carried away | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
get ahead of oneself · carry away
Synonyms
Translations (15)
es entusiasmado (excessively emotional) · pt empolgado (excessively emotional) · es embalado (excessively emotional) · hu elragadtatja magát (excessively emotional) · es distraído (excessively emotional) · ar اِنْجَرَفَ (excessively emotional) · hu elszalad vele a ló (excessively emotional) · fi mennä liian pitkälle (excessively emotional) · es extasiado (excessively emotional) · fr emballé (excessively emotional) · fa-ira جوگیر (excessively emotional) · es enajenado (excessively emotional) · pl niepanujący nad emocjami (excessively emotional) · fi viedä liian pitkälle (excessively emotional) · ar اِنْدَفَعَ (excessively emotional)