Eyebrow-raising

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An expression of surprise, wonder, or disbelief. countable, idiomatic, uncountable
  2. 2
    An instance of this. countable, idiomatic, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    That causes surprise, wonder or disbelief. idiomatic

    "Guardiola switched to a 5-5-0 formation in the 76th minute following the eyebrow-raising decision to haul off Haaland and send on defensive midfielder Nico Gonzalez - a tactical manoeuvre which could have come right out of the Jose Mourinho playbook."

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"Guardiola switched to a 5-5-0 formation in the 76th minute following the eyebrow-raising decision to haul off Haaland and send on defensive midfielder Nico Gonzalez - a tactical manoeuvre which could have come right out of the Jose Mourinho playbook."

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