on the carpet
受到懲罰或嚴厲批評的情況下
正式·指被上級批評或訓斥
英文釋義
being reprimanded or called to account for something
例句
The manager called him on the carpet for missing the deadline.
典故來源
源自19世紀,主人或上司在鋪有地毯的房間里召見下屬進行訓斥或問責。