call on the carpet
英 [kɔːl ɒn ðə ˈkɑːpɪt]
美 [kɔːl ɑːn ðə ˈkɑːrpɪt]
责备某人
英英释义
verb
- 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 taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawdress downcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast