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get a rise out of

verb gets a rise out of · getting a rise out of · got a rise out of · gotten a rise out of · get a rise

US, idiomatic, transitive To obtain a reaction from (someone), especially one of annoyance. He's just doing it to get a rise out of you. Just ignore him.
Similar: anger, annoy, arouse, provoke

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Español	provocar, molestar, sacar de sus casillas

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@misc{get_a_rise_out_of_2026,
  title = {get a rise out of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20a%20rise%20out%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}