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raised one's eyebrows

raised one's eyebrows is the simple past and past participle of raise one's eyebrows.

Meaning of raise one's eyebrows

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.

Questions about raised one's eyebrows

What is raised one's eyebrows the simple past and past participle of?
Raised one's eyebrows is the simple past and past participle of raise one's eyebrows.

Words near raised one's eyebrows in the dictionary

  1. raised flags
  2. raised from the dead
  3. raised hell
  4. raised hob
  5. raised in a barn
  6. raised one's eyebrows
  7. raised one's game
  8. raised one's glass
  9. raised one's head
  10. raised one's voice
  11. raised oneself up by one's bootstraps

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