getting carried away
Exceeding reasonable bounds
Getting carried away means losing restraint or perspective due to excitement, enthusiasm, or emotion.
Someone who gets carried away exceeds reasonable limits—talking too much, spending too much, or taking a joke too far: I only meant to buy one thing but got carried away.
The phrase suggests temporary loss of self-control rather than deliberate excess.
- overcommitmentPromising beyond one's capacity
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
- swept upCleaned or enthralled
- impulsivenessActing without forethought
- jumping the gunActing before appropriate time
in the moment · recklessness · losing control · overindulgence · euphoria · off the deep end · rashness · heedlessness · running wild · fixation · imprudence · showboating · irrationality · dramatic flair · fantasy · head in the clouds · obsession · daydreaming
getting carried awaykeeping a cool head
Maintaining calm under pressure
measured response · holding back · self-restraint · keeping it together · temperance
getting carried awayholding back
Preventing forward movement
underreacting · erring on the side of caution · playing it safe
getting carried awaysleeping on it
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