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got a rise out of

got a rise out of is the simple past of get a rise out of.

got a rise out of is the past participle 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

Questions about got a rise out of

What is got a rise out of the simple past of?
Got a rise out of is the simple past of get a rise out of.

Words near got a rise out of in the dictionary

  1. got a line on
  2. got a load of
  3. got a move on
  4. got a rise
  5. got a rise from
  6. got a rise out of
  7. got a run on
  8. got a sad on
  9. got a wiggle on
  10. got a word in
  11. got a word in edgeways

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