Idiom
raise eyebrows
Meaning
To cause surprise.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His strange outfit really raised eyebrows at the party.”
“The company's decision to fire the popular manager raised eyebrows among all the employees.”
“Her sudden resignation from the prestigious firm raised eyebrows throughout the industry, as no one expected her to leave so abruptly.”
Examples
simple
“His strange outfit really raised eyebrows at the party.”
contextual
“The company's decision to fire the popular manager raised eyebrows among all the employees.”
complex
“Her sudden resignation from the prestigious firm raised eyebrows throughout the industry, as no one expected her to leave so abruptly.”
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