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get a rise out of

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get a rise out of (third-person singular simple present gets a rise out of, present participle getting a rise out of, simple past got a rise out of, past participle (UK) got a rise out of or (US) gotten a rise out of)

(chiefly US, transitive, idiomatic) To obtain a reaction from someone, especially one of annoyance.

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While the magazine admitted that there was nothing romantic going on between the two exes, it did say that friends of Toth and Witherspoon were scared that the incident would get a rise out of Toth. Source: Internet

In the age of jump scares, this title shines through without having to get in your face to get a rise out of you. Source: Internet

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