Have you tested your partners patience in an argument just to see how far they will go if so what happened?

my boyfriend and i were fighting earlier and he was really angry and started making all kinds of threats, i guess i just wanted to see if he would actually do them so i called his bluff a bit and kept arguing. he didnt do anything terrible, he just gripped my wrist at one point but i was just wondering if anyone else has tried and tested their partners and what the reaction was?