carpet

blood on the carpet: seeblood.

chew the carpet: seechew.

a magic carpet a means of sudden and effortless travel.

☞ In fairy tales, a magic carpet is able to transport a person sitting on it to any place they desire.

on the carpet

1 (of a topic or problem) under discussion.

2 (of a person) being severely reprimanded by someone in authority. informal

☞ Carpet in both these senses originally meant 'table covering', and referred to 'the carpet of the council table', a table around which a problem was debated (as in sense 1) or before which a person would be summoned for reprimand (as in sense 2). The informal use of carpet as a verb meaning 'reprove' dates from mid 19th century.

the red carpet: seered.

sweep something under the carpet hide or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten.

2013National Business Review (New Zealand) No one in this government has the balls to address this issue-they just sweep it under the carpet.

词组	carpet
释义	carpet blood on the carpet: seeblood. chew the carpet: seechew. a magic carpet a means of sudden and effortless travel. ☞ In fairy tales, a magic carpet is able to transport a person sitting on it to any place they desire. on the carpet 1 (of a topic or problem) under discussion. 2 (of a person) being severely reprimanded by someone in authority. informal ☞ Carpet in both these senses originally meant 'table covering', and referred to 'the carpet of the council table', a table around which a problem was debated (as in sense 1) or before which a person would be summoned for reprimand (as in sense 2). The informal use of carpet as a verb meaning 'reprove' dates from mid 19th century. the red carpet: seered. sweep something under the carpet hide or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten. 2013National Business Review (New Zealand) No one in this government has the balls to address this issue-they just sweep it under the carpet.
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