get a rise out of

Language: en

Meaning: (chieflyUS,transitive,idiomatic)Toobtainareactionfrom (someone), especially one ofannoyance.1985,John Hughes, directed by John Hughes,The Breakfast Club, spoken by Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald):He's just doing it toget a rise out ofyou. Just ignore him.2007September 26,Joe Klein, “Inflating a Little Man”, inTime:Ahmadinejad is no simpleton. . . . His Holocaust denial is a flagrant ploy—the easiest way toget a rise out ofthe Jewish community.

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