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call on the carpet::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bawl out, berate, call down, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce |
| Type of | knock, criticise, pick apart, criticize |
| Has types | correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off, castigate, chasten, chastise |
Examples of call on the carpet
call on the carpet
Racing was hit by a hurricane of bad publicity, including a call on the carpet by congressional investigators.
From the kentucky.com
If that voice disappears, who will call Microsoft on the carpet for making software that is, as McNealy loved to say, a hairball?
From the usatoday.com
Well, let's herd them out of the training room and call them on the carpet.
From the sacbee.com
Now I'm not the first person to, pardon the pun, call the American film industry on the carpet for the lousy movies it produces.
From the bostonherald.com
Another striking aspect of Europe's approach to tech is the quite fearless manner in which regulators will call American tech companies on the carpet over privacy issues.
From the forbes.com
The next day, a Sunday, Yuba City firemen got another call, went to Garrett's apartment, and found his body, doused with some inflammable liquid, burning on the carpet just inside the door.
From the time.com
These days I call him the Mayor of Bondi but, long before he was sipping lattes and rocking up to every red carpet event, he was picking me up at Panania on his way to Roosters training.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
