call on the carpet

== English == === Verb === call on the carpet (third-person singular simple present calls on the carpet, present participle calling on the carpet, simple past and past participle called on the carpet) (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== on the carpet ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== trip to the woodshed