English Dictionary

poke the bear

動詞

アメリカ英語

(US) To deliberately aggravate somebody, especially somebody in a position of power or authority.

日本語の意味

故意に誰か、特に権力を持つ人物を挑発して怒らせる行為をする / 意図的に権威者を刺激する / 権威を持つ相手を故意に煽って、反応を引き出す

I warned him not to poke the bear by sending that insulting email to the CEO, but he did it anyway.

私は彼に、あの侮辱的なメールでCEOをわざと挑発するなと警告したが、彼は結局それをやってしまった。

意味（1）

(US) To deliberately aggravate somebody, especially somebody in a position of power or authority.

Throughout my training I witnessed several doctors run out of town because their honesty and outspokenness began to poke the bear.

pokes the bear （ present singular third-person ）

poking the bear （ participle present ）

poked the bear （ participle past ）

poked the bear （ past ）