raise an/your eyebrow, raise eyebrows
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eyebrow */*/ — UK [ˈaɪˌbraʊ] / US noun [countable] Word forms eyebrow : singular eyebrow plural eyebrows the line of hair above an eye He has very bushy eyebrows. • raise your eyebrows there were raised eyebrows … English dictionary
raise your eyebrows — phrase to make your eyebrows go higher, for example because you are surprised He raised his eyebrows in disbelief. Thesaurus: to make a particular facial expressionhyponym Main entry: eyebrow … Useful english dictionary
eyebrow — [[t]a͟ɪbraʊ[/t]] eyebrows 1) N COUNT: usu pl, oft poss N Your eyebrows are the lines of hair which grow above your eyes. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If something causes you to raise an eyebrow or to raise your eyebrows, it causes you to feel surprised… … English dictionary
eyebrow — noun (C) 1 the line of hair above your eye 2 raise your eyebrows to move your eyebrows upwards in order to show surprise or disapproval: “Really?” she said, raising one eyebrow slightly. 3 be up to your eyebrows in sth spoken to be very busy… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eyebrow — eye|brow [ˈaıbrau] n 1.) the line of hair above your eye ▪ thick bushy eyebrows 2.) raise your eyebrows to move your eyebrows upwards in order to show surprise or disapproval ▪ Really? she said, raising her eyebrows. ▪ This decision caused a few… … Dictionary of contemporary English
raise — [[t]re͟ɪz[/t]] ♦ raises, raising, raised 1) VERB If you raise something, you move it so that it is in a higher position. [V n] He raised his hand to wave... [V n] She went to the window and raised the blinds... [V n prep/adv] Milton raised the… … English dictionary
eyebrow — eye|brow [ aı,brau ] noun count ** the line of hair above an eye: He has very bushy eyebrows. raise your eyebrows to make your eyebrows go higher, for example because you are surprised: He raised his eyebrows in disbelief. there were raised… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eyebrow — [ˈaɪbraʊ] noun [C] the line of hair above an eye • raise your eyebrows to make your eyebrows go higher as a way of showing surprise, or as a way of showing you are asking a question[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
eye·brow — /ˈaıˌbraʊ/ noun, pl brows [count] : the line of hair that grows over your eye ◇ To raise an/your eyebrow is to move your eyebrow up in a way that shows surprise or mild disapproval. To raise eyebrows is to cause other people to react in this way … Useful english dictionary
Roger Moore — For other people named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). Sir Roger Moore Roger Moore in 2010 Born Roger George Moore 14 October 1927 (1927 10 14) … Wikipedia
