call on the carpet

cal·lont·he·carpet

uncommon

verb

1.

censure severely or angrily

“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger”
“;”
“;”

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Word family

Broader terms

knock

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Grammar

Verb: transitive or intransitive

verb
infinitive	call on the carpet
3rd person	call on the carpets
past	call on the carpeted
present participle	call on the carpeting
past participle	call on the carpeted

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

Nearby words

call mark call number call off call on call one's bluff call option call out call the shots call the tune call to order

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