on the carpet
成語所屬單字carpet
on the carpet — 慣用語
1. being called to a meeting with someone in authority to be criticised or told off
1.慣用語
釋義
被叫去訓話
being called to a meeting with someone in authority to be criticised or told off for something you have done wrong.
例句
After the budget overrun, the project manager was called on the carpet to explain the spending.
Theo knew he would be on the carpet as soon as the director heard about the missed deadline.