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Meaning of on the tapis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“"Well, I must say, it is a comfort to have any body like you about one, Helen, for Georgiana (...) is really over head and ears in love with that sailor (...); she thinks of nothing else, I am convinced, though the most spirit-stirring affair in the world is on the tapis—your brother Glentworth's election.”

“And a sudden chorus of “Oh noes,” uttered ironically by the other boys, brought Aunt Belle on the tapis, with a stern admonition to be quiet.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

on the telephone on the tenters on the tiles on the tip of one's tongue on the tools on the toss of a coin