call on the carpet English

Meaning call on the carpet meaning

What does call on the carpet mean?

call on the carpet

— verb (= rag, dress down, scold) 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

Synonyms call on the carpet synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as call on the carpet?

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trounce

take to task

scold

reproof

reprimand

remonstrate

rebuke

rag

lecture

lambaste

lambast

jaw

have words

dress down

chide

chew up

chew out

call down

berate

bawl out

Topics call on the carpet topics

What do people use call on the carpet to talk about?

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Rebuke

• What words refer to someone telling another that he has done wrong?
  rebuke chew out reprimand scold reprove excoriate censor verbal abuse yell at lecture call on the carpet lay out tell off