Call someone on the carpet
Call someone on the carpet
To criticize and censure somebody severely, castigate, reprimand, reprove, disparage, find fault with, scold, chastise, tell off, chide, lecture, rebuke:
The mother called the child on the carpet for entering a stranger’s car.
Antonyms: admire, extol, praise, commend, compliment
French: critiquer
Farsi: سرزنش کردن