have words vs call on the carpet

call on the carpet vs have words

have words and call on the carpet both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
have words	No	No	Yes	No
call on the carpet	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, have words and call on the carpet are synonyms defined as:

have words and call on the carpet: censure severely or angrily

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

have words (verb)	call on the carpet (verb)
censure severely or angrily	censure severely or angrily

Difference between have words and call on the carpet

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