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Call-on-the-carpet Definition

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verb

(chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.

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Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • chew out
  • remonstrate
  • scold
  • jaw
  • chew-up
  • bawl out
  • chide
  • call down
  • dress down
  • reprimand
  • lecture
  • reproof
  • trounce
  • rag
  • rebuke

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