to make someone so worried about doing something that they decide not to do it:
Running away with sb
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If an animal or machine that you are riding runs away with you, you lose control of it and it carries you away:
Running away with sb meaning & definition 1 of Running away with sb.
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If a feeling or idea runs away with you, you cannot control it and it makes you behave stupidly:
Running away with sb meaning & definition 2 of Running away with sb.
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