Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Call On The Carpet.
Call On The Carpet - as a verb
Censure severely or angrily
Example: "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
- bawl out
- berate
- call down
- chew out
- chew up
- chide
- dress down
- have words
- jaw
- lambast
- lambaste
- lecture
- rag
- rebuke
- remonstrate
- reprimand
- scold
- take to task
- trounce
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
