Pull the carpet rug out from under somebody s feet.
Idioms with carpet.
Carped about the poor service at the restaurant.
On the carpet to be call put.
Roll out the red carpet for someone sweep something under the carpet.
To be in trouble with someone in authority.
Carp or carps 1.
You can also call someone on the carpet.
To be in trouble with someone in authority 2.
Carp 1 kärp intr v.
He was called on the carpet again for his carelessness.
Carped carp ing carps to complain or find fault in a petty or disagreeable way.
Carp 2 kärp n.
Pull the carpet out from under one s feet.
In my hospital if i allowed a nurse to work alongside me without wearing gloves i d be called on the carpet immediately for not protecting our staff.
This expression may refer to a piece of carpet in front of a desk where someone stands while being reprimanded.
Put out the red carpet for someone red carpet.
Middle english carpen from old norse karpa to boast carp er n.
Roll out the red carpet.
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Be on the carpet definition.
An idiom is a word group of words or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is not easily deduced from its literal definition.