英语短语 'like a red rag to a bull' 用来表示挑衅和刺激，故意让某人狂怒。

例句

For my quiet grandfather his teenage neighbour's rock'n'roll-themed party was like a red rag to a bull.

Don't talk to my dad about the smoking ban. It's like a red rag to a bull.

请注意

英语里还有另一个短语 'to see red'. 它的意思是令人感到气愤。比如:

Reading about bankers' bonuses really makes me see red.

Turn up late for school and Mr Hitchens will see red.