Definition of Call on the carpet

1. Verb. Censure severely or angrily. "Sam cannot call on the carpet Sue "; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"


Definition of Call on the carpet

1. Verb. (Chiefly American English) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Call On The Carpet

call into question
call it a day
call it a night
call it as one sees it
call it even
call it quits
call letters
call loan
call mark
call names
call number
call off
call off the dogs
call on
call on the carpet (current term)
call one's bluff
call option
call originator
call out
call outs
call premium
call screening
call sign
call signs
call someone's bluff
call stack
call stacks
call the ball
call the police

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