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red carpet

noun

  1. a red strip of carpet placed on the ground for high-ranking dignitaries to walk on when entering or leaving a building, vehicle, or the like.

    1. an area abutting the entrance to a building, usually carpeted in red, where celebrities gather and walk before participating in or taking their seats at a big event.

      The winning actress had of course been interviewed on the red carpet before the Academy Awards.

    2. the activity that goes on in this area.

      Six reporters will be covering the red carpet at the charity's annual gala.

  2. a display of courtesy or deference, as that shown to persons of high station.

    The visiting prince was treated to the red carpet in Rome.



red carpet

noun

  1. a strip of red carpeting laid for important dignitaries to walk on when arriving or departing

    1. deferential treatment accorded to a person of importance

    2. ( as modifier )

      the returning hero had a red-carpet reception

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • red-carpet adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of red carpet1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Idioms and Phrases

Honorary treatment, lavish hospitality, as in We'll have to get out the red carpet for the President's visit. This term comes from the literal practice of rolling out a carpet to welcome a royal or other esteemed guest, and indeed is often put as roll out the red carpet. [Early 1900s]
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Alongside the press tour being described as "tone-deaf", people started asking questions about why the Lively and Baldoni weren't photographed on the red carpet together at the film's New York premiere.

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When la migra raids workplaces and tries to enter schools and is vowing to do even more, L.A. ain’t going to roll out the red carpet and throw roses at them.

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As she readies herself to promote the second film, is she feeling pre-exhausted by the interviews and the red carpets and the glad-handing to come?

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After almost 20 years raising a family while hosting radio shows, reality shows, talk shows and red carpets, Ortiz said the Rehearsal finally feels like she’s gotten to where she was meant to be.

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But nothing could prepare the 21-year-old college student for seeing one of the show’s actors walk the red carpet a few feet in front of her.

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