get a rise out of
Example Sentences
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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
“TJ Simers was acerbic, witty, cranky and knew how to get a rise out of people,” Southern California sportswriter Janis Carr tweeted Monday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024
They attempt to get a rise out of strangers by putting them in awkward scenarios, the kind of unscripted comedy made famous by shows such as “Candid Camera.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 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
Let me see if I can get a rise out of him about Maddie.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
