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roll out the red carpet

idiom
Meaning

To extend the utmost hospitality; to treat someone as an honored guest; to welcome or host, especially in a showy or extravagant manner.


Examples
SIMPLE

They rolled out the red carpet for the famous actor.

CONTEXTUAL

When the company president visited our small branch, the manager decided to roll out the red carpet to impress her.

COMPLEX

The city prepared for the royal visit by rolling out the red carpet, ensuring every detail of the ceremony met the highest standards of hospitality.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bleed red ink

    To suffer from severe net losses.

  2. 02

    call roll

    To make a roll call; to take attendance.

  3. 03

    clap one's hands red

    To clap or applaud intensely.

  4. 04

    cut red tape

    To reduce bureaucracy.

  5. 05

    dice roll

    Something unpredictable or unexpected.

  6. 06

    heads will roll

    Some people will be fired for incompetence.

  7. 07

    neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring

    Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options”).

  8. 08

    paint the town red

    To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.

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