| 单词 | on the carpet |
| 释义 | on the carpet in British English informal See full dictionary entry for carpeta. before authority to be reproved for misconduct or error b. under consideration on the carpet in American English1. under consideration 2. before someone in authority, in order to be reprimanded on the carpetin trouble for doing something wrong. The usual American expression is called on the carpet. The bad boy of English cricket was on the carpet again this week for refusing towear one of the club's sponsored shirts. Examples of 'on the carpet' in a sentence |
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