verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

call on the carpet

call on the carpet · calls on the carpet · called on the carpet · calling on the carpet

дорікати, докоряти, сварити

вызвать на ковёр

zählen, aufzählen, abzählen

To reprimand; to censure severely or angrilyTo reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.

» He was caught cheating on the exam and got called on the carpet.

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Meaning

1 senses

(US)To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
вы́звать на ковёрvýzvatʹ na kovjór
censure severely or angrily

Examples

1 sentences

He was caught cheating on the exam and got called on the carpet.
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Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

reprimand:

Forms

calls on the carpet, calling on the carpet, called on the carpet, called on the carpet

Base form	call on the carpet · to call on the carpet
3rd person singular	calls on the carpet
Present participle	calling on the carpet
Past simple	called on the carpet
Past participle	called on the carpet

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	call on the carpet
he, she, it	calls on the carpet

Past simpleLesson

all persons

called on the carpet

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have called on the carpet
he, she, it	has called on the carpet

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will call on the carpet

Synonyms

22 synonyms

Synonyms for "call on the carpet":carpetB1 jawB2 lectureB1 ragB2 rebukeC2 remonstrateC2 scoldB1 bawl out berate call down chew out chew up chide dress down

Close in meaning

censure severely or angrily:take to task rebuke rag trounce lecture reprimand jaw dress down

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle