haul (one) on the carpet

haul (one) on the carpet

To scold, rebuke, or reprimand one. When my sales team lost our biggest client, the boss hauled me on the carpet. I hope you proofread this thoroughly because the editor of the newspaper will haul you on the carpet if there are any errors. Man, if I come home drunk again, my wife will haul me on the carpet.

See also: carpet, haul, on

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