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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Didn't promise much of anything
Hi
A certain man had a bristly gray mustache, wild hair and eyes that didn't promise much of anything behind them.
What does it exactly say?
A certain man had a bristly gray mustache, wild hair and eyes that didn't promise much of anything behind them.
What does it exactly say?
Top answer
His look was inscrutable or blank.
- His look was inscrutable or blank.
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Newguesteyes that didn't promise much of anything behind them.Behind the eyes is the brain. I'd say it means something like
It didn't seem that he would be very bright or responsive (if, for example, you tried to have a conversation with him).
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