carry (someone) off their feet

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To completely overwhelm someone with enthusiasm, ardor, or passion. The strength of the senator's oration carried the entire crowd off their feet.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Baldur	BAHL-door (German)	German, Icelandic
Kotone	ko-to-ne	Japanese
Marina	mah-REE-nah (Italian, Spanish, German, Russian), mə-REEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Uk
Karlmann	-	German (Archaic)
Folcher	-	Ancient Germanic
Taina	TIE-nah	Finnish