call onto the carpet

A form of call on the carpet — To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.

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Meanings

verbcall onto the carpet (third-person singular simple present calls onto the carpet, present participle calling onto the carpet, simple past and past participle called onto the carpet)

present singular third person calls onto the carpet · participle present calling onto the carpet · participle past called onto the carpet · past called onto the carpet

  1. alternativeAlternative form of call on the carpet.
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APA

call onto the carpet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20onto%20the%20carpet

MLA

“call onto the carpet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20onto%20the%20carpet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “call onto the carpet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20onto%20the%20carpet.

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