English-French translations for get carried away

• emporter
  Mais ne nous laissons pas emporter et veillons à garder nos priorités à la bonne place. However, let us not get carried away, let us get our priorities right.
  Vous avez dit, Monsieur le Président, que nous ne devions pas nous laisser emporter par l'émotion. You said, Mr President, that we must not get carried away with emotion.
  Enfin, et plus important, ne nous laissons pas emporter par notre propre rhétorique. Finally, and most importantly, let us not get carried away with our own rhetoric.
• s'emballer

Definition of get carried away

• To become excessively involved or enthusiastic; to take something too far

Examples

• It was nice of him to write a poem for his new girlfriend, but shooting a full-length film is getting carried away.

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• getaway car
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