get a rise from



get a rise from someone

 and get a rise out of someone
Fig. to make someone react, usually angrily. Tease Joe about his girlfriend. That generally gets a rise from him. I pestered Mary for half the afternoon, but didn't get a rise out of her.
See also: get, rise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SÉVerine-French
Amerigoah-me-REE-goItalian
LÝDia-Slovak, Faroese
Synne-Norwegian
Seffora-Biblical Latin
Kyriakos-Greek, Ancient Greek