Blood on the carpet noun phrase informal
Used to indicate a serious conflict within a group.
There is blood on the carpet, and the demonstration will soon turn into a riot.
He gets along well with all his employees without too much blood on the carpet.
Jack kept his temper to reduce blood on the carpet.
A humorous way of saying that someone is struggling with some tasks or challenges in his or her life at the moment
Someone who is totally bad at doing something.
Mary really can't sing for toffee.