call_on_the_carpet (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *call on the carpet*:
VERB	communication	call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast	censure severely or angrily

Englishcall on the carpet: 1 sense verb 1, communication
Meaning	censure severely or angrily.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
Narrower	chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct	censure severely
Narrower	tell off, brush down	reprimand
Broader	knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart	find fault with
Spanish	amonestar, censurar, criticar, dar una paliza, discutir, echar una reprimenda, increpar, llamar la atención, poner verde, rechazar, reconvenir, regañar, reñir, reprender a gritos, reprender, reprimir, reprobar, reprochar, retar, tener unas palabras, vociferar
Catalan	amonestar, increpar, reganyar, renyar, reprendre

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