Trip (someone's) wire

Translation of "trip (someone's) wire" into Russian

trip (someone's) wire

спровоцировать (кого-то)

Be careful with your comments, you might trip her wire.

Будь осторожен с комментариями, ты можешь её спровоцировать.

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To trigger someone's hidden defenses, anger, or emotional reaction, often unintentionally, by saying or doing something that sets them off, similar to setting off a tripwire that activates a trap.

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