(US, idiomatic) 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.
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(slang, idiomatic) To deliberately anger Russia or the Russian government.
His advice to Zuckerberg, the Times later reported, was “Don’t poke the bear”—avoid incurring the wrath of Trump and his supporters.
“Lol I am exactly the type of "poke the bear in the zoo" person who would bombard the comments with "Citation please" for every genAI claim”
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