be/get called on the carpet

American EnglishAmE informal to be criticized by someone in authority because you have done something wrong 〔因做错了事〕被上司叫去训斥

He was called on the carpet by his boss to explain his excessive spending.

他被老板叫去解释为什么会超支。

Examples from the Corpus

be/get called on the carpet• Demmons was called on the carpet by the Board of Supervisors to explain his excessive spending.

→ be/get called on the carpet at carpet1(2)

单词	be/get called on the carpet
释义	be/get called on the carpet be/get called on the carpet American EnglishAmE informal to be criticized by someone in authority because you have done something wrong 〔因做错了事〕被上司叫去训斥 He was called on the carpet by his boss to explain his excessive spending. 他被老板叫去解释为什么会超支。 Examples from the Corpus be/get called on the carpet• Demmons was called on the carpet by the Board of Supervisors to explain his excessive spending. → be/get called on the carpet at carpet1(2)
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