- rile someone up
- rile someone up†to get someone excited and angry. •
He yelled at them and riled them up. They left quite angry.
•He riles up everyone he talks to.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
rile someone up
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rile — [raıl] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: roil] informal to make someone extremely angry ▪ He was the calmest guy I ever knew nothing ever riled him. ▪ That class gets me so riled up … Dictionary of contemporary English
rile — [ raıl ] verb transitive to annoy someone: The president s outspoken remarks have riled conservatives … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rile — UK [raɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rile : present tense I/you/we/they rile he/she/it riles present participle riling past tense riled past participle riled to annoy someone The president s outspoken remarks have riled conservatives … English dictionary
rile — verb (T) informal to make someone extremely angry: It really riled her to think that Henry was lying … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rile — [raɪl] verb [T] to annoy someone … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
get someone's goat — (informal) To annoy or rile someone • • • Main Entry: ↑goat * * * get someone’s goat informal phrase to annoy someone It really gets my goat – the way she keeps interrupting all the time. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyed … Useful english dictionary
make someone's hackles rise — ANNOY, irritate, exasperate, anger, incense, infuriate, irk, nettle, vex, put out, provoke, gall, antagonize, get on someone s nerves, ruffle someone s feathers, rankle with; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, peeve, needle, rile,… … Useful english dictionary
get on someone's nerves — IRRITATE, annoy, irk, anger, bother, vex, provoke, displease, exasperate, infuriate, gall, pique, needle, ruffle someone s feathers, try someone s patience; jar on, grate on, rankle; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, get to, bug,… … Useful english dictionary
rub someone the wrong way — Regina s roommates rub her boyfriend the wrong way Syn: irritate, annoy, irk, vex, provoke, displease, exasperate, infuriate, get on someone s nerves, put out, pique, upset, nettle, ruffle someone s feathers, make someone s hackles rise, try… … Thesaurus of popular words
make someone's hackles rise — Julie s compulsive criticizing made her sister s hackles rise Syn: annoy, irritate, exasperate, anger, incense, infuriate, irk, nettle, vex, put out, provoke, gall, antagonize, get on someone s nerves, ruffle someone s feathers, rankle with; rub… … Thesaurus of popular words
wind someone up — 1 (Brit. informal) Katie was just winding me up: TEASE, make fun of, chaff; informal take the mickey out of, send up, rib, josh, kid, have on, pull someone s leg; N. Amer. informal … Useful english dictionary
