"get a rise out of" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get a rise out of.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets a rise out of [present, singular, third-person], getting a rise out of [participle, present], got a rise out of [past], got a rise out of [UK, participle, past], gotten a rise out of [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> a rise out of}} 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. Tags: US, idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: get a rise, get a rise from Synonyms (to obtain an angry reaction from): anger, annoy, arouse, provoke
    Sense id: en-get_a_rise_out_of-en-verb-h6~UThfT Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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