The question tends to bring perplexed looks, or even grimaces, meaning — politely and carefully — take that question upstairs.
He could tell from our perplexed looks that we hadn't understood him, so he continued, "carrots and string beans all cut up into slices, you know -- ah, vegetables Giuliani".
You still see perplexed looks on people's faces when they sit down to their first meal and read a menu entry like this one: "Gooseneck barnacle terrine with grand fir and calendula petal emulsion, bull kelp pickle and sea cucumber".
Lemercier looked perplexed, looked at the phone, then hung it up.
After lunch, we explored, walking down hallways we shouldn't have, prompting perplexed looks from flower-sniffing State Department officials.
Akomfrah's characters are forever stalled, hanging about, looking out to the horizon from some promontory or silently encountering each other with perplexed looks.
For now, this twinkly eyed wonkstain is the Wizard of Brexit, and he brought to the committee a full repertoire of perplexed looks and elliptical hand gestures.
"Everyone had these really perplexed looks on their faces, and he's sashaying around the room with a grin on his face singing, 'There are clouds in the sky, you'll get by,' Mr. Birol said.
This usually elicits hard laughs and perplexed looks as people realize I'm not joking.
Many times, they often stare at me with perplexed looks on their faces until one of my students finally, out of sheer curiosity, raises their hand and asks me what I mean by that statement.
