trip up
phrasal verb
tripped up; tripping up; trips up
: to cause (someone) to make a mistake
He tried to trip up the cashier as she counted his change.
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Others got tripped up by the nature of the presentation, reframing the technical difficulty as a happy accident unprompted.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Without their three biggest stars, two of whom did not make the short trip up I-80, the Warriors ran out of steam against a Sacramento Kings team also playing at less than full strength.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Nik Bonitto tripped up Geno Smith, who exited the game with what appears to be a knee injury.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
The company had looked to build sales by buying Michael Kors parent Capri Holdings, but was tripped up by antitrust concerns late last year.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Without their three biggest stars, two of whom did not make the short trip up I-80, the Warriors ran out of steam against a Sacramento Kings team also playing at less than full strength.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Nik Bonitto tripped up Geno Smith, who exited the game with what appears to be a knee injury.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
The company had looked to build sales by buying Michael Kors parent Capri Holdings, but was tripped up by antitrust concerns late last year.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Trip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip%20up. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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