raise eyebrows

levantar cejas, causar sorpresa

• His sudden resignation raised eyebrows across the industry.
• The new policy raised eyebrows among the employees at the meeting.
• Wearing such a bright outfit to the funeral certainly raised a few eyebrows.

The idiom 'raise eyebrows' is used in both formal and informal contexts to describe situations that cause surprise or mild disapproval. It is commonly used in spoken and written English, particularly in professional or social settings. It often describes collective reactions.

A common mistake is to translate 'levantar cejas' directly into English, using 'lift eyebrows', which is not English. Others might wrongly assume it refers only to strong negative reactions, when it is more subtle.

• have a bone to pick (with someone)
  tener algo que reclamar, tener una queja
• come to terms with (something)
  aceptar, hacerse a la idea de
• a turn of mind
  una forma de pensar, una mentalidad
• in hindsight
  en retrospectiva