Grammar fix

get a rise out of someone

provoke a reaction

To deliberately annoy someone because you want to see their angry or upset reaction.

How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inSpeech & writing

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

My brother only says things like that to get a rise out of me.

My friends sometimes tease me about my terrible sense of direction just to get a rise out of me, but I usually laugh along.

Fix the pattern

One small grammar move makes it sound right.

Not: He gets a raise out of me by mentioning politics.

Say: He gets a rise out of me by mentioning politics.

The expression uses 'rise', not 'raise'.

  • Pattern
  • get a rise out of + person

Don't confuse it

Other ways to say it

Annoy someone on purpose

How provocativeTeasingTargeted irritation

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