Raised eyebrows?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span> <span word="Sheen">Sheen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="lately">lately</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="admirers">admirers</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span>” <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="disapprove">disapprove</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sheen">Sheen</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="react">react</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span>.</p><p><span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="Sheen">Sheen</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="sit">sit</span>-<span word="com">com</span> <span word="star">star</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> “<span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="style">style</span>”.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> (<span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unique">unique</span>) <span word="but">but</span> “<span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> (<span word="curl">curl</span> <span word="up">up</span>). <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="involuntarily">involuntarily</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="am">am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>?</p><p><span word="Linguistically">Linguistically</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hears">hears</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="disapprove">disapprove</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="distaste">distaste</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Web">Web</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="replete">replete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="behaviors">behaviors</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="ado">ado</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="some">some</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Dame">Dame</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="queen">queen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span>, <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 23<span word="rd">rd</span>, 2011. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Who">Who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Afraid">Afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="Woolf">Woolf</span>? <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span>, <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Burton">Burton</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Velvet">Velvet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="costar">costar</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Landsbury">Landsbury</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="icon">icon</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="brows">brows</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p>
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