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Idioms and Phrases

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.
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Rarely if ever does one get the sense that they’re engaging in shtick to get a rise out of theatergoers.

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Baldwin's Baier tried endlessly to get a rise out of Rudolph's Harris, wondering if she thought Trump voters were "morons" and asking if she knew she is "very sexy" when she's angry.

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“TJ Simers was acerbic, witty, cranky and knew how to get a rise out of people,†Southern California sportswriter Janis Carr tweeted Monday.

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Whether Maher's ignorance is feigned or genuine is beside the point, because he knows just mentioning the name and those two little words is enough to get a rise out of the public.

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It once seemed like a dark joke to say that Trump would eventually resort to kicking puppies to get a rise out of people.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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