roll out the red carpet

[roll out the red carpet] {v. phr.}

1. To welcome an important guest by putting a red carpet down for him to walk on.

* /They rolled out the red carpet for the Queen when she arrived in Australia./

2. To greet a person with great respect and honor; give a hearty welcome.

* /Margaret's family rolled out the red carpet for her teacher when she came to dinner./

Compare: WELCOME MAT. — [red-carpet] {adj.}

* /When the president visited the foreign country, he was given the red-carpet treatment and welcomed by a great crowd./

* /We gave Uncle Willie the red-carpet treatment when he returned from Hong Kong./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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