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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He got tripped up by Alex Singleton on that last play.
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
Harris could be tripped up by Trump or the moderators on why she's changed positions on a number of issues, specifically hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, which is a big issue in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
The talent behind the film took the praise in stride, taking trips up and down the theater stairs to thank several sections of the audience, with Almodóvar even stopping to sign autographs as his cast was getting ready to exit.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024
Human Resources With things like managing U.S. payroll, companies accustomed to their home country's practices can get tripped up.
—Adi Vaxman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
Harris could be tripped up by Trump or the moderators on why she's changed positions on a number of issues, specifically hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, which is a big issue in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
The talent behind the film took the praise in stride, taking trips up and down the theater stairs to thank several sections of the audience, with Almodóvar even stopping to sign autographs as his cast was getting ready to exit.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024
Human Resources With things like managing U.S. payroll, companies accustomed to their home country's practices can get tripped up.
—Adi Vaxman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Trip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip%20up. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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