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.
Examples of trip up in a Sentence
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Congress is beginning the week without a deal to avert a partial government shutdown by Friday's deadline -- as funding for the Department of Homeland Security trips up negotiations.
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Lauren Peller, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Each successive Green 3-pointer just served as another dagger to the heart of a hearty Los Gatos contingent who made the trip up 880 to Oakland.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
Just take a trip up to the Signature Room restaurant and bar to take in the Hancock Tower's lake and city views over cocktails or a buffet brunch.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
Don’t get tripped up by the passion-inflaming, anti-woke rhetoric.
—Carol J. Petty, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
But Dallas — though not in the same circumstances — got whacked 26-6 by Washington at FedEx Field a year ago in the regular-season finale, and the memory of that game and what's at stake now is plenty of fuel not to trip up this time.
—Stephen Whyno, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
In particular, the city of Brno subsidizes with 0,8€ per trip up to 2 trips per day of 30 minutes on bike sharing per user, dedicating EUR 2 million per year in the first pilot year and EUR 2.4 million this year to the highly successful project.
—Regina Clewlow, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Many remember when Jennifer Lawrence tripped up the steps while accepting her Best Actress Oscar back in 2013.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
On their next trip up the court, on the other end of an East layup, Flanigan missed another 3.
—Calum McAndrew, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024
Lauren Peller, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Each successive Green 3-pointer just served as another dagger to the heart of a hearty Los Gatos contingent who made the trip up 880 to Oakland.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
Just take a trip up to the Signature Room restaurant and bar to take in the Hancock Tower's lake and city views over cocktails or a buffet brunch.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
Don’t get tripped up by the passion-inflaming, anti-woke rhetoric.
—Carol J. Petty, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
But Dallas — though not in the same circumstances — got whacked 26-6 by Washington at FedEx Field a year ago in the regular-season finale, and the memory of that game and what's at stake now is plenty of fuel not to trip up this time.
—Stephen Whyno, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
In particular, the city of Brno subsidizes with 0,8€ per trip up to 2 trips per day of 30 minutes on bike sharing per user, dedicating EUR 2 million per year in the first pilot year and EUR 2.4 million this year to the highly successful project.
—Regina Clewlow, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Many remember when Jennifer Lawrence tripped up the steps while accepting her Best Actress Oscar back in 2013.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
On their next trip up the court, on the other end of an East layup, Flanigan missed another 3.
—Calum McAndrew, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Trip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip%20up. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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