carry away
get carried away with
be carried away by
be carried away with
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.
Paula and Leanne were carried away by the sad movie that they saw together.
James got carried away with anger when his roommate crashed his new car into a telephone pole.
cart off
cart away
To take away, often with force or with rough handling or behavior.
The police carted the rioters off to jail.
When Bobby wouldn't eat his supper, his mother carted him away to bed.
come a long way
To show much improvement; make great progress.
The school has come a long way since its beginnings.
Little Jane has come a long way since she broke her leg.
come away empty-handed
Уходить с пустыми руками.
We came away from the department store empty-handed.
Из универмага мы вернулись с пустыми руками.
come one's way
To be experienced by someone; happen to you.
Tom said that if the chance to become a sailor ever came his way, he would take it.
I hope bad luck isn't coming our way.
Luck came Bill's way today and he hit a home run.
cut both ways
cut two ways
To have two effects; cause injury to both sides.
People who gossip find it cuts both ways.
daylight robbery
highway robbery
A hold-up of or theft from a person committed on an open road or street usually by an armed man.
Highway robbery was common in England in Shakespeare's day.
An extremely high price or charge; a profiteer's excessive charge.
To someone from a small town, the prices of meals and theater tickets in New York often seem to be highway robbery.
die away
die down
To come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker.
The wind died down.
The music died away.
He waited until the excitement had died down.
His mother's anger died away.
The hurricane became a less serious tropical storm when its winds died down.
We let the fire in the fireplace die down and enjoyed watching the embers as they glowed in the dark.