How to Pronounce "call on the carpet"
expression
KAWL on thuh KAR-pet
KAWL on thuh KAR-pit
Definition
To officially criticize or scold someone, usually in a work or school setting. It means to be called in by a person in authority and reprimanded for something they did wrong.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɔɫ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɑɹpət
British English
kˈɔːl/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAWL on thuh KAR-pet
UK
KAWL on thuh KAR-pit
Listen in Context
The manager called Tom on the carpet for being late.
She was called on the carpet after making a mistake.
If you break the rules, you might be called on the carpet.
After the meeting, I got called on the carpet by my boss for not finishing the report on time.