Getting carried away
Idioms, Stage 3chunk 4 of 22Luck, trouble & outcomes
Losing your restraint: getting cocky, going overboard, getting full of yourself, a sudden lapse.
- choushi ni noruget carried away, get cockyliterally “ride on the rhythm”
- hame o hazusulet loose, go overboardliterally “take off the (horse's) bit”
- ii ki ni naruget full of yourselfliterally “get into a good mood”
- ma ga sashitasomething came over me (a sudden lapse)literally “a demon slipped in”
Mix-ups choushi ni noru (cocky, can be playful) vs ii ki ni naru (smug, a sharper rebuke); ma ga sashita (a lapse) vs ma ga warui (bad timing) in A rough time.
choushi ni noru
polite choushi ni norimasu
“ride on the rhythm”
get carried away, get cocky
In English: let it go to one's head
Usually a tease or a scolding (choushi ni noranaide yo, choushi notteru), or an apology (choushi ni notchatta). There is a rarer positive sense, 'get on a roll'. Don't confuse it with choushi ga warui (feel off).
Casual: choushi notteru (ni dropped); a person who does this is an ochoushimono.
gomen, choushi ni notchatta
Sorry, I got carried away.
ごめん、調子に乗っちゃった
sumimasen, choushi ni notte shimaimashita
I'm sorry, I got carried away.
すみません、調子に乗ってしまいました
Written 調子に乗る · ちょうしにのるHeard 81× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside hame o hazusu, ii ki ni naruMain list -chau (Stage 1), gomen (Stage 1)
hame o hazusu
polite hame o hazushimasu
“take off the (horse's) bit”
let loose, go overboard
In English: cut loose
Said about parties, trips and celebrations, usually as a caution: hame o hazushisuginaide ne (don't go too wild). It's fine for a well-earned blowout and negative only when it goes too far.
Unrelated to hame ni naru (end up stuck doing) despite the shared word hame.
hame hazushisuginai you ni ne
Don't go too wild, OK?
羽目外しすぎないようにね
hame o hazushisuginai you ni shite kudasai ne
Please don't go too overboard.
羽目を外しすぎないようにしてくださいね
Written 羽目を外す · はめをはずすHeard 37× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside choushi ni noru, ii ki ni naruMain list -sugiru (Stage 4), -you ni (Stage 4)
ii ki ni naru
polite ii ki ni narimasu
“get into a good mood”
get full of yourself
In English: get too big for one's boots
The standard rebuke for someone smug after a little success or praise: ii ki ni naru na yo. naru na is blunt; the softer form is ii ki ni naranai de. It sounds sharper than choushi ni noru, which can be playful. Don't confuse it with ki ni naru (be on one's mind).
Sarcastic cousin: ii ki na mon da (must be nice).
chotto homerareta kurai de ii ki ni naru na yo.
Don't get full of yourself over a little praise.
ちょっと褒められたくらいでいい気になるなよ。
chotto ii ki ni natte imashita.
I was getting a bit full of myself.
ちょっといい気になっていました。
Written いい気になる · いいきになるHeard 27× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside choushi ni noru, hame o hazusuMain list naru (Stage 1), ki ni naru (Stage 2), chotto (Stage 1), -areru / -rareru (Stage 2)
ma ga sashita
polite ma ga sashimashita
“a demon slipped in”
something came over me (a sudden lapse)
In English: something came over me
The set excuse for an out-of-character lapse, like cheating, pocketing something or a cruel remark, often softened with tsui or chotto (tsui ma ga sashite, chotto ma ga sashita). Said about yourself, or to excuse someone else (ma ga sashita n deshou).
Unrelated to ma ga warui (bad timing) despite the shared sound ma.
gomen, tsui ma ga sashita n da.
Sorry, something just came over me.
ごめん、つい魔が差したんだ。
tsui ma ga sashite shimaimashita.
I gave in to temptation for a moment.
つい魔が差してしまいました。
Written 魔が差した · まがさしたHeard 9× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside ma ga waruiMain list gomen (Stage 1), n da (Stage 1)