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calls on the carpet

calls on the carpet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call on the carpet.

Meaning of call on the carpet

Verb

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

  1. (US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
    • Randal calls onto the carpet Heath and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler for her department's negligence in responding to the AIDS crisis.1984 August 4, Sue Hyde, “Too Little, Too Late”, in Gay Community News, page 2

Questions about calls on the carpet

What is calls on the carpet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Calls on the carpet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call on the carpet.

Words near calls on the carpet in the dictionary

  1. calls it stumps
  2. calls names
  3. calls of nature
  4. calls off
  5. calls off the dogs
  6. calls on the carpet
  7. calls onto the carpet
  8. calls out
  9. calls out of one's name
  10. calls out sick
  11. calls outta one's name

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