informal
being severely reprimanded by someone in authority. [from carpet referring to the covering of the table before which one would be summoned for reprimand.]
→ carpet
informal
being severely reprimanded by someone in authority. [from carpet referring to the covering of the table before which one would be summoned for reprimand.]
→ carpet
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004