upon the tapis
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare French mettre sur le tapis.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) Under discussion or consideration.
- 1759–1767, [Laurence Sterne], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume (please specify |volume=I to IX), London: […] T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, […]:
- […] when any thing was supposed to be upon the tapis worth knowing or listening to, it was the rule to leave the door, not absolutely shut, but somewhat ajar […]
- 1837, Edgar Allan Poe, Mystification:
- Of this, however, I was not aware; although, in the present instance, I saw clearly that something of a whimsical nature was upon the tapis with my friend, and that Hermann was its especial object.