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Carpet is a soft floor covering.
So what could it mean to roll out the red carpet?
How was your trip home, Anna? Awesome.
I had all my favorite meals.
My family fixed up my old treehouse and my favorite cousin flew in from Saskatchewan to surprise me. Wow.
Sounds like they rolled out the red carpet for you.
When I go home, my parents just give me a list of things they want me to fix, like the roof.
Important guests at events sometimes get to walk down a red carpet.
You see this a lot in Hollywood.
As an idiom, to roll out the red carpet means to welcome someone in a special and memorable way.