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red carpet
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red carpet
(noun)
roll
(verb)
red carpet
noun
red carpet
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of RED CARPET
roll out the red carpet
:
to formally greet or welcome an important guest who has just arrived
The governor
rolled out the red carpet
for his dinner guests.
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— red–carpet
adjective
,
always used before a noun
a
red-carpet
welcome
We got the
red-carpet treatment
[=we were treated like very important people] when we arrived.
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