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单词 call sb on/onto the carpet
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call sb on/onto the carpet

idiom
mainlyUS
(of apersonororganizationinauthority) to make someoneanswerquestionsabout something they have donewrongor may have donewrong:
How do youreactwhenyourbosscallsyou on thecarpet?
Documenting allconversationscanhelpif you arelatercalled onto thecarpettodefendyourself.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chastising & rebuking
  • admonitory
  • barracking
  • bawl
  • bawlsomeoneout
  • be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
  • carpet
  • chasten
  • keelhaul
  • lecture
  • pullsomeoneup
  • punchbag
  • punching bag
  • putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
  • rapsomeoneover the knucklesidiom
  • reproach
  • reproachful
  • shame
  • tear
  • there'll be hell to payidiom
  • upbraid
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(Definition ofcall sb on/onto the carpetfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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