英语词汇“on the carpet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

on the carpet

informal Being severely reprimanded by someone in authority: we’ve all been on the carpet for the chances we took...

But he must now work under a man who has not hesitated to call him on the carpet.
Unusually, he found himself on the carpet when he went back to basics to mark NHS Week.
He is on the carpet for charging £300 on his expenses for a kilt jacket and the hacks have gone potty.

Possibly from carpet in the sense 'table covering', referring to ‘the carpet of the council table’, before which one would be summoned for reprimand; or simply referring to the carpet in front of a superior's desk

See parent entry: carpet

单词	on the carpet
释义	on the carpet informal Being severely reprimanded by someone in authority: we’ve all been on the carpet for the chances we took... But he must now work under a man who has not hesitated to call him on the carpet. Unusually, he found himself on the carpet when he went back to basics to mark NHS Week. He is on the carpet for charging £300 on his expenses for a kilt jacket and the hacks have gone potty. Possibly from carpet in the sense 'table covering', referring to ‘the carpet of the council table’, before which one would be summoned for reprimand; or simply referring to the carpet in front of a superior's desk See parent entry: carpet
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