raise a few eyebrows

raise a few eyebrows
raise some eyebrows & raise a few eyebrows
Fig. to shock or surprise people mildly (by doing or saying something). (

Some

can be replaced with

a few, someone's, a lot of,

etc.) •

What you just said may raise some eyebrows, but it shouldn't make anyone really angry.

John's sudden marriage to Ann raised a few eyebrows.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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