get a rise out of
get a rise out of (one)
To prompt an annoyed, irritated, or angry reaction from one; to provoke one so that they will react negatively. Don't pay any attention to him, Bill, he's just trying to get a rise out of you. My brother knows that I'm both gullible and easy to irritate, so he loves getting a rise out of me.
See also: get, of, out, rise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
get a rise out of
Elicit an angry or irritated reaction, as in His teasing always got a rise out of her. This expression alludes to the angler's dropping a fly in a likely spot in the hope that a fish will rise to this bait.
See also: get, of, out, rise
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
get (or take) a rise out of
provoke an angry or irritated response from someone, especially by teasing them. informalSee also: get, of, out, rise
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
get a rise out of someone, to
To provoke to action or to anger. This term probably comes from fishing, in which the angler drops a fly in a likely spot and lets it float, hoping that the fish will rise to the bait. It was transferred to figurative use—that is, getting someone to lose his or her temper—early in the nineteenth century. Thackeray wrote, “Oh, but it was a rare rise we got out of them chaps” (Catherine, 1840).
See also: get, of, out, rise
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
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