- take a rise out of
- Tease.
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
take a rise out of
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take a rise out of — To lure into reacting to provocation, or loosely, to make sport of • • • Main Entry: ↑rise … Useful english dictionary
take a rise out of — ► get (or take) a rise out of informal provoke an angry or irritated response from. Main Entry: ↑rise … English terms dictionary
take a rise out of someone — get/take/a rise out of someone informal phrase to make someone react angrily by saying something that will annoy them Ignore him, he’s just trying to get a rise out of you. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
get (or take) a rise out of — informal provoke an angry or irritated response from. → rise … English new terms dictionary
get a rise out of — get (or take) a rise out of informal provoke an angry or irritated response from (someone), esp. by teasing * * * get a rise out of informal : to cause (someone) to react in an angry way : to make (someone) angry or upset Ignore her. She s just… … Useful english dictionary
get a rise out of — ► get (or take) a rise out of informal provoke an angry or irritated response from. Main Entry: ↑rise … English terms dictionary
get a rise out of someone — get/take/a rise out of someone informal phrase to make someone react angrily by saying something that will annoy them Ignore him, he’s just trying to get a rise out of you. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
rise — ► VERB (past rose; past part. risen) 1) come or go up. 2) get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling. 3) increase in number, size, intensity, or quality. 4) (of land) slope upwards. 5) (of the sun, moon, or stars) appear above the horizon … English terms dictionary
rise — [c]/raɪz / (say ruyz) verb (rose, risen, rising) –verb (i) 1. to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume a standing position. 2. to get up from bed: to rise early. 3. to become erect and stiff, as the hair. 4. to get up after… …
rise */*/*/ — I UK [raɪz] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms rise : present tense I/you/we/they rise he/she/it rises present participle rising past tense rose UK [rəʊz] / US [roʊz] past participle risen UK [ˈrɪz(ə)n] / US 1) rise or rise up to move upwards or … English dictionary
