What does 'turned few heads' mean?
"a somewhat plain woman who had never been married, and who had likely turned few heads in her travels."

What does 'turned few heads' mean?

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Question

What does 'turned few heads' mean?
"a somewhat plain woman who had never been married, and who had likely turned few heads in her travels."

What does 'turned few heads' mean?

thanks.

Answer

If you turn heads, you get people's attention. Usually it means that man or woman is very good-looking.

If she turned A FEW (=some, several) heads, she was quite attractive. However, she turned FEW (=not many, almost none) heads, so people didn't take notice of her. As the text says, she was plain and not so attractive.