Clue: Carpeting tripped tot heading off toddling inside (7-2)
Answer: TALKING-TO
Explanation: Definition: Carpeting 
 **Anagram of**(tripped) TOT **containing**(… inside) **1st letter deleted from**(heading off) "walking"("toddling", describing a young child/tot learning to walk with unsteady steps).
Defn: …/a scolding face to face.