Emotions & feelings
get swept up in
become carried away emotionally
To become very excited or emotional because of a situation and stop thinking calmly or independently.
Hear it in real life
You said you would only stay for one song.
I know, but I got swept up in the atmosphere.
I got swept up in the excitement and agreed to volunteer for the whole weekend.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: get swept by something
Say: get swept up in something
The complete phrase is “get swept up in,” not “get swept by,” for this emotional meaning.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
get swept up in something; got swept up in something
Your turn: say it out loud
I got swept up in the excitement and agreed to volunteer for the whole weekend.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
get swept up in
become carried away emotionally
“I got swept up in the excitement and agreed to volunteer for the whole weekend.”
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