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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Sometimes though, Gemini will trip up on specifics.
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David Nield, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
Mercedes-Benz Group AG is struggling with sagging China sales, BMW AG has been tripped up by an expensive recall, and Stellantis NV is getting hit by poor performance in the US.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 28 Oct. 2024
Noa runs through her rapid-fire verses with relative ease, tackling tongue-twisting bars that would undoubtedly trip up most of her peers.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
Switching channels did not trip up the service, either.
—PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
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David Nield, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
Mercedes-Benz Group AG is struggling with sagging China sales, BMW AG has been tripped up by an expensive recall, and Stellantis NV is getting hit by poor performance in the US.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 28 Oct. 2024
Noa runs through her rapid-fire verses with relative ease, tackling tongue-twisting bars that would undoubtedly trip up most of her peers.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
Switching channels did not trip up the service, either.
—PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Trip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip%20up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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