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get a rise

get a rise is the alternative form of get a rise out of.

Meaning of get a rise out of

Verb

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)

  1. (US, idiomatic, transitive) To obtain a reaction from (someone), especially one of annoyance.
    • He's just doing it to get a rise out of you. Just ignore him.1985, John Hughes, directed by John Hughes, The Breakfast Club, spoken by Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald)
    Synonyms:
    anger, annoy, arouse, provoke

Forms of get a rise

third-person singular presentgets a rise
present participlegetting a rise
pastgot a rise
past participle UKgot a rise
past participle USgotten a rise

Questions about get a rise

What is get a rise the alternative form of?
Get a rise is the alternative form of get a rise out of.

Words near get a rise in the dictionary

  1. get a life
  2. get a line on
  3. get a load of
  4. get a move on
  5. get a pair
  6. get a rise
  7. get a rise from
  8. get a rise out of
  9. get a room
  10. get a run on
  11. get a sad on

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