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raise eyebrows

raise eyebrows verb: to cause surprise.

raise eyebrows: to cause surprise
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Verb

raise eyebrows (third-person singular simple present raises eyebrows, present participle raising eyebrows, simple past and past participle raised eyebrows)

  1. (idiomatic) To cause surprise.
    • How did we lose the future? Gelernter's answer may raise some eyebrows. He believes that the United States realized the fair's predictions of a technological and economic utopia—and the country subsequently imploded with its own success.1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    • Southgate's team selection raised eyebrows when he decided to leave the creative talents of Grealish and Phil Foden on the bench and showed huge faith in Arsenal teenager Bukayo Saka by starting him after his fine performance against the Czechs.2021 June 29, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC Sport
  2. (idiomatic) To cause mild disapproval.
    • The fact that a Chinese state-owned company was awarded the contract to build the structure also raised eyebrows.2022 July 27, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, “New Croatia bridge redraws map of Adriatic coast”, in CNN
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, eyebrows.

raise eyebrows meaning in Bengali

raise eyebrows in Bengali

বিস্ময় সৃষ্টি করা, সামান্য অসন্তোষ সৃষ্টি করা

Forms of raise eyebrows

third-person singular presentraises eyebrows
present participleraising eyebrows
past participleraised eyebrows
pastraised eyebrows

Questions about raise eyebrows

What does raise eyebrows mean?
Raise eyebrows means to cause surprise.
What is raise eyebrows in Bengali?
Raise eyebrows in Bengali is বিস্ময় সৃষ্টি করা, সামান্য অসন্তোষ সৃষ্টি করা. See Raise eyebrows meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is raise eyebrows?
Raise eyebrows is a verb.
What is the past tense of raise eyebrows?
The past tense of raise eyebrows is raised eyebrows.

Words near raise eyebrows in the dictionary

  1. raise an eyebrow
  2. raise borer
  3. raise borers
  4. raise Cain
  5. raise cane
  6. raise eyebrows
  7. raise flags
  8. raise from the dead
  9. raise hell
  10. raise hob
  11. raise one's eyebrows

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