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TAKE THE QUIZ“the carpet”
The following 4 entries include the term the carpet.
on the carpet
phrase: before an authority for censure or reproof
knight of the carpet
noun: a knight who is knighted in formal ceremony (as kneeling in a royal audience chamber) as distinguished from one knighted informally on the field of battle compare carpet knight
call (someone) on the carpet
phrase: to criticize (someone) for doing something wrong
sweep (something) under the carpet
phrase: to hide (something that is illegal, embarrassing, or wrong)
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