Be sure to wipe your dirty feet on the 'mat' [='doormat'] before you enter the house.
She'll 'go to the mat for' you. [=she will do everything she can to help you]
The family 'rolled out the welcome mat' for the new exchange student.
(..) Sounds like a wise man. Oh,not so wise. He once tried to fight a bobcat for some licorice. So,everybody grab a plate and a pretty place mat that shelly wove. Has shelly ever freaked out like this before? Oh,all the time. I remember one summer when he was , he built a small nuclear (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Luminous Fish Effect Season: 1 Episode 4