- raise eyebrows
- phrasal to cause surprise or mild disapproval
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
raise eyebrows
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raise eyebrows — If something raises eyebrows, it shocks or surprises people … The small dictionary of idiomes
raise an/your eyebrow, raise eyebrows — see ↑eyebrow • • • Main Entry: ↑raise … Useful english dictionary
raise eyebrows — raise (a few) eyebrows to shock or surprise people. Anna s miniskirt raised eyebrows at the board meeting. The player s huge transfer fee raised a few eyebrows in the football world … New idioms dictionary
raise eyebrows — raise (some) eyebrows to cause disapproval or worry. The styles now favored by many teenagers have raised a few eyebrows among parents … New idioms dictionary
raise eyebrows — If something raises eyebrows, it shocks or surprises people. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Someone who raises their eyebrows at something shows surprise or disapproval by the expression on their face. When the boss arrived in… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
raise eyebrows — verb a) To cause surprise. b) To cause mild disapproval. See Also: raise ones eyebrows … Wiktionary
raise eyebrows — {v. phr.} To shock people; cause surprise or disapproval. * /The news that the princess was engaged to a commoner raised eyebrows all over the kingdom./ … Dictionary of American idioms
raise eyebrows — {v. phr.} To shock people; cause surprise or disapproval. * /The news that the princess was engaged to a commoner raised eyebrows all over the kingdom./ … Dictionary of American idioms
raise\ eyebrows — v. phr. To shock people; cause surprise or disapproval. The news that the princess was engaged to a commoner raised eyebrows all over the kingdom … Словарь американских идиом
raise eyebrows — cause surprise or disapproval It really raised eyebrows when she appeared at the party unannounced … Idioms and examples
