The idiomatic expression
"to contain one's excitement" means to restrain or suppress one's emotions, particularly joy or enthusiasm.
Full definition
In conclusion I can hardly
contain my excitement with these results and am absolutely amazed I have been able to lose over 10 kg / 22 lbs in just one month!
In order to
contain my excitement + anxious nervous ridiculous energy, I literally had to convince myself that the surprise trip wasn't even happening.
Minna Lezak, 10, can barely
contain her excitement while waiting for Daveed Diggs to arrive for a private photo and appearance during a poetry - slam evening.
Pep Guardiola could not
contain his excitement after Raheem Sterling's last - gasp winner continued Manchester City's record run at the expense of well - drilled Southampton.
The traffic on the way home is «slow and go», as the local newscasters have taken to calling it, but I can still
scarcely contain the excitement the Corvette in Sport mode provokes — even at a brisk walking pace.
And I can't contain this excitement!!!
If you are struggling to
contain you excitement ahead of the big match, why not distract you by checking out the lineups of our fantasy WAGs clash?
Colombian defender Pablo Armero could not
contain his excitement during his country's international with Kuwait, but it appeared that it was not the events happening on the pitch that seemed to grab the former West Ham player's attention.
So researchers could barely
contain their excitement last January when NASA's Stardust spacecraft came within 150 miles of comet Wild 2, capturing the best look ever at one of these enigmatic objects.
Tomorrow we're off to Parriiiiisss and I can barely contain my excitement!!
And while this service dog definitely gets excited and is interested in the strange animals that he's encountered, he
actually contains his excitement quite well, a testament to the training that he's received so far.
Frankie could hardly
contain his excitement leading up to the launch of Little Nightmares, the atmospheric and haunting platformer from developer Tarsier Studios.
Discord's team couldn't
contain their excitement on March 15 when Fortnite's biggest player, Ninja, and hiphop's self - proclaimed rap god, Drake, got together to stream.
For example when Eli was having
difficulty containing his excitement about his birthday party, his mother responded by firstly calming herself and then using a kind voice and facial expression, offering Eli a warm, containing hug.