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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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more than the odd
Hello,
Visiting the BBC. site, I have come across the following sentence:
"The answer was greeted by muffled laughter amongst the press pack and more than the odd raised eyebrow."
What does "more than the odd" exactly mean?
Thanks in advance!
Visiting the BBC. site, I have come across the following sentence:
"The answer was greeted by muffled laughter amongst the press pack and more than the odd raised eyebrow."
What does "more than the odd" exactly mean?
Thanks in advance!
Top answer
There were more than just a few raised eyebrows. Quite a large number of people reacted by raising their eyebrows. com: odd 4 ...
- There were more than just a few raised eyebrows.
- Quite a large number of people reacted by raising their eyebrows.
- com: odd 4 ...
- b : encountered or experienced from time to time : occasional CJ
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There were more than just a few raised eyebrows. Quite a large number of people reacted by raising their eyebrows.
www.m-w.com:
odd
4 ... b: encountered or experienced from time to time : occasional
CJ
www.m-w.com:
odd
4 ... b: encountered or experienced from time to time : occasional
CJ
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