on the carpet

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In or into a situation where one is reprimanded

Whenever a policeman made a mistake he was either brought on the carpet before the Mayor or rebuked by the Magistrate.

Being reprimanded or carpeted

Policewoman Mitchell was on the carpet only three weeks ago for appearing as a character witness for three burglary suspects.

on the day's agenda
on the carpet

    Hyphenation

    on the car·pet

    Turkish pronunciation

    ôn dhi kärpıt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈkärpət/ /ˈɔːn ðiː ˈkɑːrpət/

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