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Phrase(s): roll out the red carpet (for someone)
1. Lit. to unwind a roll of red carpet for someone important to walk on. • The city council decided to roll out the red carpet for the visit of the foreign prince. 2. Fig. to give someone treatment befitting royalty. • The citizens of the small community enjoyed rolling out the red carpet for important visitors.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs