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Carpet is a soft floor covering. So, what could it mean to roll out the red carpet?
Roll Out the Red Carpet
Speaker A: How was your trip home, Anna?
Speaker B: Awesome! I had all my favorite meals. My family fixed up my old treehouse. And my favorite cousin flew in from Saskatchewan to surprise me!
Speaker A: Wow! Sounds like they rolled out the red carpet for you. When I go home, my parents just give me a list of things they want me to fix, like the roof.
Important guests at events sometimes get to walk down a red carpet. You see this a lot in Hollywood. As an idiom, to “roll out the red carpet” means to welcome someone in a special and memorable way.
And that’s English in a Minute!
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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