Call On The Carpet Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Call on the carpet What does Call on the carpet mean?	If you are called on the carpet, you are summoned for a reprimand by superiors or others in power.
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give (someone) a free hand What does "give (someone) a free hand" mean?	to allow someone to do something in the way that they choose	The senior managers give their employees a free hand to make their work schedule.

at the eleventh hour What does "at the eleventh hour" mean?	at the last possible moment	The company and the union settled the strike at the eleventh hour.
shake up (something) What does "shake up (something)" mean?	to reorganize something, to reorganize a group of people	The president decided to shake up the company in order to bring new energy into the organization.
scout around for (someone or something) What does "scout around for (someone or something)" mean?	to search here and there and all over for someone or something	The company is scouting around for a new warehouse for their products.
root around What does "root around" mean?	look for; carefully and thoroughly seek

pie in the sky What does "pie in the sky" mean?	a goal/plan that is too optimistic, a future reward after death	The boy's plans for his summer were pie in the sky. He would never complete them.
I'll be damned What does "I'll be damned" mean?	idiom. no way; really; what a surprise.	I'll be damned. That really is true.
Handwriting like chicken scratch What does "Handwriting like chicken scratch" mean?	If your handwriting is very hard to read, it is like chicken scratch.
mad as a hatter What does "mad as a hatter" mean?	crazy	My neighbor is mad as a hatter and we never know what she will do next.
in the loop What does "in the loop" mean?	to be involved or to take part in a job or in information sharing with one's colleagues etc.	I began to work in the evenings and I was no longer in the loop at our company.

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Call On The Carpet Idiom