call on the carpet
     v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
         for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
         Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter
         for bringing cold soup" [syn: {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce},
          {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down},
         {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate},
          {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0