take to task vs call on the carpet

call on the carpet vs take to task

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

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

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

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

Other synonyms of take to task 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.

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

Difference between take to task and call on the carpet

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