call on the carpet vs take to task

take to task vs call on the carpet

call on the carpet and take to task both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
call on the carpet	No	No	Yes	No
take to task	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, call on the carpet and take to task are synonyms defined as:

call on the carpet and take to task: censure severely or angrily

Other synonyms of call on the carpet include bawl out, berate, call down, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, trounce.

call on the carpet (verb)	take to task (verb)
censure severely or angrily	censure severely or angrily

Difference between call on the carpet and take to task

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