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

Recent Examples on the Web The change is under way, as a glut of synthetic media is tripping up search engines such as Google. Nathaniel Lubin, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024 Jennifer Lawrence still holds the title for most memorable fall, after tripping up the stairs while heading to collect her first-ever Academy Award for Silver Linings Playbook. Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2024 More than this, a company will want to avoid production that has a long lead time because a steep energy transition may trip up the completion of long-term goals. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Oak Creek and Kenosha Tremper both sit at 4-1 in SEC play and if Franklin (5-0) trips up at Kenosha Indian Trail on Tuesday, the winner of this one could sit level with the Sabers atop the conference with a victory of its own Tuesday. Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024 Follow In nearly three decades of working at colleges, Brad Barnett had seen scores of students get tripped up by the clunky old federal financial aid form, with its daunting array of questions and complicated formulas. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2024 Other highlights include the Hurricanes’ first ACC trip to the West Coast to face California in October, right before the bye week, and Miami’s first trip up to Syracuse since 2001. Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024 Lopez plays a woman, named the Artist, who keeps tripping up in her relationships. Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024 In nearly three decades of working at colleges, Brad Barnett had seen scores of students get tripped up by the clunky old federal financial aid form, with its daunting array of questions and complicated formulas. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024

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“Trip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip%20up. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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