get a rise out of

English

Alternative forms

• get a rise
• get a rise from

Pronunciation

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Verb

get a rise out of (third-person singular simple present gets a rise out of, present participle getting a rise out of, simple past got a rise out of, past participle (UK) got a rise out of or (US) gotten a rise out of)

1. (chiefly US, transitive, idiomatic) To obtain a reaction from (someone), especially one of annoyance.
   • 1985, John Hughes, directed by John Hughes, The Breakfast Club, spoken by Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald):

     He's just doing it to get a rise out of you. Just ignore him.

   • 2007 September 26, Joe Klein, “Inflating a Little Man”, in Time:

     Ahmadinejad is no simpleton. . . . His Holocaust denial is a flagrant ploy—the easiest way to get a rise out of the Jewish community.

Synonyms

• (to obtain an angry reaction from): anger, annoy, arouse, provoke

References

• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.