Idiom of the Week returns! This week we’re looking at the idiom “raise eyebrows.” Eyebrows are the lines of hair an inch or so above your eyes.
Meaning: To do something that surprises people, usually in a bad way.
Examples:
The teacher raised a lot of eyebrows when he entered the classroom smoking a cigarette.
If you enter a bank wearing a mask, you’re going to raise eyebrows.
She raised eyebrows when we saw her holding a man’s hand. That man was not her husband.
Pop Quiz:
You might raise eyebrows if you…
a) Find a new boyfriend one week after breaking up with your old boyfriend.
b) Do very well on a test that you studied hard for.
c) Call your best friend.
Click on “Continue Reading” for the correct answer:
The correct answer is a. You might raise eyebrows if you find a new boyfriend one week after breaking up with your old boyfriend. Everybody knows you should wait at least two weeks.
After Reading “The Greece” Reactions 03/07/2013
Greece is a country that is in Southern Europe. Greece is not only mountainous and dry, but it has many Islands and ports also. Greece is located in the Mediterranean Sea and between Ionian Sea in the Aegean Sea area.
Greece has a long history in the world. It has a long civilization in the past and presently, it is a modern country. There are many favorite great cities in Greece, that includes Athens, Sparta, Piraeus, Thebes, and Corinth also.
In ancient Greece, there are great civilizations which has drama, poetry, arts, sciences,architectures, Olympic games, ancient industries, and trades were important to its people. many of its achievements and ideas are still important to us today.
The ancient Greece people had constructed a lot of special big buildings, houses, beautiful temples; They had created many kinds of commercial trades and industries for their society, especially in the clothing industry, farming industry, ceramic industry, glass industry, etc; In these successes, they could improved the economy at that time; Ancient Greece people had created Olympic games for their society, this Olympic games spirit still affects us today.
Greece is a modern country today. All of the civilizations and industrial achievement have created Greece economy development. Today Greece is not only a strong industrial country in Europe, but it is an important country in the world also.
The idiom of the week. return . It makes me raise eyebrow . Since Jan 3 I did not see any idioms. Welcome back.
Thanks for noticing, Sze, hope you find it useful… 🙂
Se Bai, I’m not sure what the Greece article has to do with the idiom. What’s the connection?