cause eyebrows to raise and cause some raised eyebrows

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cause (some) eyebrows to raise and cause some raised eyebrows

Fig. to shock people; to surprise and dismay people. (The same as raise some eyebrows.) John caused eyebrows to raise when he married a woman half his age. If you want to cause some eyebrows to raise, just start singing as you walk down the street.

See also: and, cause, eyebrow, raise, raised, some

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