carry away

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carry away

The strong current can carry away small boats.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To cause someone to lose self-control or become overly excited, often leading them to act in an excessive or unthinking manner.
    • To remove someone or something from a place, often by physical or emotional force.
Usage

The verb "carry away" is typically used in the passive voice ("to be/get carried away") to describe a state of excessive emotion or enthusiasm. As an active verb, it can describe a literal or figurative removal.

Examples

  • Verb (Passive Voice - Emotional State):

    • I got carried away at the auction and bid far too much for that painting.
    • She was carried away by the beautiful music and began to cry.
    • Don't get carried away with your success; stay humble.

  • Verb (Active Voice - Removal):

    • The floodwaters carried away several cars.
    • His passionate speech carried the audience away. (Here, it implies emotional removal or transport.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to be carried away with oneself": To become excessively proud or self-absorbed.
    • After winning the award, he was carried away with himself and became insufferable.
Variants and Related Words
  • Carried away (adj.): The state of having lost normal self-control due to strong emotion.
    • In a carried away moment, he promised more than he could deliver.
Synonyms
  • Sweep away: To overwhelm emotionally.
  • Overwhelm: To affect someone very strongly.
  • Enrapture: To fill with great delight or joy.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Carry off: To succeed in doing something difficult, or to win a prize. (Note: This is a distinct phrasal verb with a different primary meaning).
    • She carried off the performance despite being ill.
Related Idioms
  • Carried away by the moment: Acting impulsively due to the excitement of a particular situation.
    • Carried away by the moment, he proposed to her in front of everyone.
carry away

The strong current can carry away small boats.

Verb
  1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
    • Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands
    • The car carried us off to the meeting
    • I'll take you away on a holiday
    • I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry

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