rise

get (or take) a rise out of provoke an angry or irritated response from someone, especially by teasing them. informal

give rise to be the cause of.

rise and shine get out of bed smartly; wake up. informal

rise from the ashes be renewed after destruction.

☞ In classical mythology, the phoenix was a unique bird resembling an eagle that lived for five or six centuries in the Arabian desert. After this time it burned itself on a funeral pyre ignited by the sun and fanned by its own wings and was then born again from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle of life. The simile like a phoenix from the ashes is used of someone or something that has made a fresh start after apparently experiencing total destruction.

rise like a rocket: seerocket.

rise to the bait react to a provocation or temptation exactly as intended.

☞ The image here is of a fish coming to the surface to take a bait or fly.

1966Listener I should perhaps apologise for having risen to the bait of Mr Wilkinson's provocative letter.

rise to the occasion perform better than usual in response to a special situation or event.

rise with the sun (or lark) get up early in the morning.

your gorge rises: seegorge.