call on the carpet
美 [kɔːl ɑːn ðə ˈkɑːrpɪt]英 [kɔːl ɒn ðə ˈkɑːpɪt]
- 责备某人
call on the carpetverb
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- censure severely or angrily
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- Synonym: take to task rebuke rag trounce reproof lecture reprimand jaw dress down call down scold chide berate bawl out remonstrate chew out chew up have words lambaste lambast
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