upon the carpet
US /əˈpɑn ðə ˈkɑrpət/
・UK /əˈpɒn ðə ˈkɑ:pɪt/
B2
idm.Formally summoned for a reprimand or discussion.
The diplomat was called upon the carpet to explain the incident.
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook
- and then back at the paper, and last of all at the dead malefactor stretched upon the carpet.
and then back at the paper, and last of all at the dead malefactor stretched upon the carpet.
- last of all at the dead malefactor stretched upon the carpet.
last of all at the dead malefactor stretched upon the carpet.
Book 01 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Audiobook by Victor Hugo (Chs 1-6)
- a surmantle of black sandal, as he lay upon the carpet with Jean V?
a surmantle of black sandal, as he lay upon the carpet with Jean V?
- without sleeves, and a sur-mantle of black sandal, as he lay upon the carpet with
without sleeves, and a sur-mantle of black sandal, as he lay upon the carpet with