/?ker.i/be/get carried awayB2tobecomesoexcitedabout something that you do notcontrolwhat you say or do:There'sfartoo muchfood- I'mafraidI got abitcarriedaway.See moretocausesomeone tobecomeveryexcitedand tolosecontrol:Thecrowdwerecarriedaway by hispassionatespeech.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMaking people excited and interested
absorbed
animate
besomeone'sbagidiom
bedazzle
breathe
breathe (new) life into sthidiom
engage
intrigue
occupy
overexcite
overstimulate
overstimulating
stir
stretch
talksomethingup
tantalize
the Thames
thrill
titillate
whip
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