get a rise out of
idiom
informal
: to cause (someone) to react in an angry way : to make (someone) angry or upset
Ignore her. She's just trying to get a rise out of you.
Examples of get a rise out of in a Sentence
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They’re now united by having the same enemy, and spend the core of the film bantering on dry land, with Arthur trying to get a rise out of the uptight Orm.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
Misogynistic man-children like podcasters for Barstool Sports have attempted to also ride Swift’s coattails by making crude, sexist comments about her to try to get a rise out of people.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
The rapper seemed unbothered by Healy’s attempts to get a rise out of people and focused on her soaring career.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
The one who would always, always try to get a rise out of Monica.
—Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
Share these punny bread jokes with a baker in your life—you're sure to get a rise out of them.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
Share these punny bread jokes with a baker in your life—you're sure to get a rise out of them.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
Clearly Trump’s strategy was to talk and talk and talk, daring Wallace or Biden to stop him, goading Biden to get a rise out of him.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2020
Whether or not Williams was just trying to get a rise out of her Twitch viewers, the numbers certainly back her opinion up.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
Misogynistic man-children like podcasters for Barstool Sports have attempted to also ride Swift’s coattails by making crude, sexist comments about her to try to get a rise out of people.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
The rapper seemed unbothered by Healy’s attempts to get a rise out of people and focused on her soaring career.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
The one who would always, always try to get a rise out of Monica.
—Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
Share these punny bread jokes with a baker in your life—you're sure to get a rise out of them.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
Share these punny bread jokes with a baker in your life—you're sure to get a rise out of them.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
Clearly Trump’s strategy was to talk and talk and talk, daring Wallace or Biden to stop him, goading Biden to get a rise out of him.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2020
Whether or not Williams was just trying to get a rise out of her Twitch viewers, the numbers certainly back her opinion up.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022
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