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get a rise

vb. To elicit a reaction of annoyance for sadistic pleasure.

Usage examples of "get a rise".

Without the red phosphorus, it takes more friction that most mortals can produce to get a rise out of the match head, which characteristically contains antimony sulfide, an oxidizing agent such as potassium chlorate, and sulfur or charcoal.

The woman reached between Barry's legs, hoping to get a rise out of the savior, but saw the tattoo she quickly had been playing with losing its three-dimensional shape.

You've set up a bunch of fake books just to get a rise out of me, haven't you?

He shouldn't have teased Brigid, but the temptation to get a rise out of someone who displayed all the sense of humor of his Sin Eater was sometimes just too tempting.

If her suction of a mouth, a suction that was so strong she could probably suck the brass off of a doorknob, couldn't get a rise out of him, he needed help.

Anyway, you've got to be able to get a rise first before they can get it in.