Definition
Under discussion or consideration.
Origins
Compare French mettre sur le tapis.
In Context
- "[…] 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 […]"
- "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."
Also Said As
- on the tapis