on the carpet
see call on the carpet.
QUIZZES
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Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
Words nearby on the carpet
on the blink, on the block, on the brain, on the bum, on the button, on the carpet, on the chance that, on the cheap, on the chin, on the contrary, on the cuff
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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