| Id | ESLPod_0698_WE_1070 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 698 |
| Episode Title | Making Ethnically or Racially Offensive Remarks |
| Phrase | to get carried away |
| Text | The phrase "to get carried away," in this podcast, means to do too much of something, usually because one was very excited and wasn't able to realize he or she should have stopped: "While redecorating their home, they got carried away and painted all of the rooms bright pink." The phrase "to be carried along by (something)" means to be excited and determined to continue to do something: "Even though the runner was very tired, he was carried along by the cheers of the crowd." Finally, the phrase "to carry (something) off" means to be able to do something that is very difficult or that seems impossible: "Nobody thought he could carry it off, but his first performance in a movie won an Oscar." |
| Topics | Daily Life | Government + Law |
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