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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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Call You on the CarpetTo scold a person before assigning an authorityRate it:

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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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roll out the red carpetTo extend the utmost hospitality; to treat someone as an honored guest; to welcome or host, especially in a showy or extravagant manner.Rate it:

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under the carpetUsed other than as an idiom: see under, carpet.Rate it:

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Red-Carpet TreatmentSpecial and exclusive treatment for someone in terms of hospitality and respectRate it:

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brush under the carpetTo hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thingRate it:

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the carpet matches the drapesA woman's pubic hair is of the same colour as the hair on her head, i.e. her hair is not dyed.Rate it:

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under the carpetSuch as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).Rate it:

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don't call us, we'll call youA stereotypical request from a hiring organisation to a potential candidate, suggesting that the candidate will not be hired.Rate it:

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call offTo recall; to cancel or call a halt to.Rate it:

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call off the dogsTo ease up on after inflicting great punishment.Rate it:

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call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

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above and beyond the call of dutyExtremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.Rate it:

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Call it a DayTo end up the work for a day, to stop work for the time beingRate it:

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call it a dayTo cease the activity for the day.Rate it:

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call onTo visit somebody; to pay a call.Rate it:

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call onTo correct; to point out an error or untruth.Rate it:

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call shotgunTo claim the front seat in a car.Rate it:

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call upAn order to report for military service.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.Rate it:

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I'll call the policeIndicates that the speaker is going to call the police, presumably to counter actions from the interlocutor.Rate it:

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call outTo yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.Rate it:

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call inTo communicate with a base etc, by telephone.Rate it:

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call outTo challenge.Rate it:

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call a spade a spadeTo speak the truth; to say things as they really are.Rate it:

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call awayTo summon; to cause to depart.Rate it:

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call it quitsTo conclude; to quit or stop an activity.Rate it:

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call outTo specify, especially in detail.Rate it:

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call inTo summon someone, especially for help or advice.Rate it:

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call forTo ask for in a loud voice.Rate it:

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call inTo withdraw something from sale or circulation.Rate it:

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call outTo order into service; to summon into service.Rate it:

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call outTo arrange for a professional to call at your home for some purpose.Rate it:

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desperate times call for desperate measuresIn adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.Rate it:

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call onIn a classroom, to select a student.Rate it:

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at one's beck and callIn servitude to; at one’s command.Rate it:

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call forTo shout out in order to summon.Rate it:

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call 'em as one sees 'emTo candidly and honestly express an opinion or viewpoint.Rate it:

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call forTo necessitate, demand.Rate it:

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call forTo request, demand.Rate it:

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call forTo stop at a place and ask for.Rate it:

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call uponAlternative form of call on.Rate it:

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cattle callAn audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X me and call me YIndicates awe, amazement.Rate it:

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be at one's beck and callTo be in the position of serving someone in any way they desire, usually unwillingly.Rate it:

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beck and callSummons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.Rate it:

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beyond the call of dutyAlternative form of above and beyond the call of duty.Rate it:

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call (someone) out (on something)to challenge or expose someone that has done or is doing the wrong thing or to say something they said or did isn't right or trueRate it:

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call an ambulanceUse a telephone to ensure arrival of an ambulanceRate it:

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