poke the bear (English, verb)
expansion: poke the bear (third-person singular simple present pokes the bear, present participle poking the bear, simple past and past participle poked the bear)
Senses:
glosses: To deliberately aggravate somebody, especially somebody in a position of power or authority.
tags: US
idiomatic
glosses: To deliberately anger Russia or the Russian government.
tags: idiomatic
slang
Forms:
form: pokes the bear
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: poking the bear
tags: participle
present
form: poked the bear
tags: participle
past
form: poked the bear
tags: past