Summon someone for a scolding or rebuke.
Examples:
- Suspecting a leak to the press, the governor called his press secretary on the carpet.
Origin: First recorded 1902; from 'on the carpet' (early 1700s)
Summon someone for a scolding or rebuke.
Examples:
Origin: First recorded 1902; from 'on the carpet' (early 1700s)