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
My mom has always said you just ignore mean people because they are only trying to get a rise out of you.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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