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It means to - call on the carpet [US], 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, ream, criticize, knock, pick apart, and generally give one a hard time regarding their performance. http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/TAKETOTASK
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