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get a rise out of





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When we would show the movie, the scene would always get a rise out of people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

He even managed to get a rise out of mild-mannered Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone, who recently kicked him out of the chamber for heckling.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

“You can see that phrase and easily recognize that someone’s trying to get a rise out of you by using it,” Pitcavage said.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023

She also knows Tao well and finds his dramatic ways amusing, especially when she can get a rise out of him with a dry, pointed remark about his love of "Donnie Darko."

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2022

“She just wants to get a rise out of you.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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