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1 call someone on the carpet
"вызватьна ковёр", отчитать кого-тоOne more error like that and the boss will call you on the carpet.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > call someone on the carpet
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2 call (someone) on the carpet
Общая лексика: вызвать на ковер (http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=2139)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > call (someone) on the carpet
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3 call on the carpet
1) Общая лексика: (smb)(for smth) вызывать (кого-л.) на ковер (за что-л.), (someone) вызвать на ковер (http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=2139)2) Образное выражение: вызвать на ковер (англ. цитата заимствована из репортажа канала Fox News, США)3) Макаров: вызвать (кого-л.) на лобное место (т. е. сделать выговор), вызывать (кого-л.) на лобное место (т. е. сделать выговор)
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