re-carpet in British English
(riːˈkɑːpɪt) verb. to replace the existing carpet in (a room or office, etc) After the flood, there was not enough grey carpet to re-carpet the entire office suite.
What does the slang word carpet mean?
The first recorded use of carpet for a prison sentence comes from the book The Mark of the Broad Arrow by “No 77”, published in 1903. ... He suggests that the word was then current prison slang for a six-months' sentence, with the usual term for a three-month one being drag.
What does it mean to carpet someone?
Britishinformalto criticize someone very severely for something that they have done wrong. Synonyms and related words. To criticize strongly.
