carry away

carry away
{v.} To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight to the loss of cool judgment. * /The music carried her away./ * /He let his anger carry him away./ - Often used in the passive, * /She was carried away by the man's charm./ * /He was carried away by the sight of the flag./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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