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  What it means

  Literally “to take someone onto the carpet.” Means to call someone on the carpet — to summon them for a reprimand or dressing-down, usually by a superior.

  Vocabulary

  • brać — to take
  • dywanik — small carpet / rug (diminutive of dywan)

  Grammar note

  'Na dywanik' uses the accusative after 'na.' Takes a direct object: 'brać kogoś na dywanik' (to haul someone over the coals).

  Cultural context

  The image comes from being called into the boss's office — traditionally carpeted — for a telling-off. The diminutive 'dywanik' adds a slightly ironic, bureaucratic feel.

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