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call on the carpet vs brush down

brush down vs call on the carpet

call on the carpet and brush down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
call on the carpet No No Yes No
brush down No No Yes No
As verbs, brush down is a hyponym of call on the carpet; that is, brush down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than call on the carpet:
  • call on the carpet: censure severely or angrily
  • brush down: reprimand
Other hyponyms of call on the carpet include castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off.
call on the carpet (verb) brush down (verb)
censure severely or angrily reprimand
Difference between call on the carpet and brush down

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