Question

in_the_loop_101 to confront or hold someone responsible for some misdeed Synonyms: rake (someone) over the coals; chew (someone) out; read (someone) the riot act

Accepted Answer

CALL (SOMEONE) ON THE CARPET The student tried to make the teacher think that his report was original, but the teacher knew it wasn’t, and called him on the carpet.I got called on the carpet for being late again. This phrase originates from the military, where it used to be that only senior officers had carpet in their offices. To be called on the carpet meant that a lower-ranking soldier was brought into the senior’s office to be formally reprimanded for an offense.

Id	in_the_loop_101
Idiom	CALL (SOMEONE) ON THE CARPET
Definition	to confront or hold someone responsible for some misdeed
Examples	The student tried to make the teacher think that his report was original, but the teacher knew it wasn’t, and called him on the carpet. I got called on the carpet for being late again.
Cross-Refs	Synonyms: rake (someone) over the coals; chew (someone) out; read (someone) the riot act
Extra Info	This phrase originates from the military, where it used to be that only senior officers had carpet in their offices. To be called on the carpet meant that a lower-ranking soldier was brought into the senior’s office to be formally reprimanded for an offense.

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