get a rise out of

get a rise out of

English

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Verb

get a rise out of

1. (chiefly US, transitive, idiomatic) To obtain a reaction from someone, especially one of annoyance.
   • 2007 Sep. 26, Joe Klein, "Inflating a Little Man," 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.