raised eyebrows

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raised eyebrows

raise (a few) eyebrows - to shock or surprise people. There were raised eyebrows and coughs of disapproval when the speaker turned up drunk for the lecture.

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I caught two of the youths exchanging glances under raised eyebrows. Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context And I meant to know it, as he was borne out of Euston with raised eyebrows, and I turned grimly on my heel. A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context And at that Raffles stood still, with raised eyebrows and stern eyes that I could meet the better now that he knew the worst; then, with a shrug, he resumed his walk, and for some minutes neither of us spoke. The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context More results

References in classic literature

I caught two of the youths exchanging glances under raised eyebrows.

Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context

And I meant to know it, as he was borne out of Euston with raised eyebrows, and I turned grimly on my heel.

A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context

And at that Raffles stood still, with raised eyebrows and stern eyes that I could meet the better now that he knew the worst; then, with a shrug, he resumed his walk, and for some minutes neither of us spoke.

The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context

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