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raise one's eyebrows

raise one's eyebrows verb: of a person, to be surprised.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) Of a person, to be surprised.
  2. (idiomatic) Of a person, to be mildly disapproving of something.

Forms of raise one's eyebrows

third-person singular presentraises one's eyebrows
present participleraising one's eyebrows
past participleraised one's eyebrows
pastraised one's eyebrows

Questions about raise one's eyebrows

What does raise one's eyebrows mean?
Raise one's eyebrows means of a person, to be surprised.
What part of speech is raise one's eyebrows?
Raise one's eyebrows is a verb.
What is the past tense of raise one's eyebrows?
The past tense of raise one's eyebrows is raised one's eyebrows.

Words near raise one's eyebrows in the dictionary

  1. raise eyebrows
  2. raise flags
  3. raise from the dead
  4. raise hell
  5. raise hob
  6. raise one's eyebrows
  7. raise one's game
  8. raise one's glass
  9. raise one's hand
  10. raise one's head
  11. raise one's voice

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