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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Viewing at Bettles Lodge package (from $2,980) that also includes a trip up to the town of Bettles, which is one of the best places in Alaska to see the northern lights.
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Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
Hunt and her fiancé own a guide service called Kayaking Adventures of Tennessee, which will lead you on a paddle trip up to the base of the falls.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Watch out for these eight common filing mistakes that trip up taxpayers.
—Brian Sloan,liz Knueven, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland have very visibly laid down new fortifications to trip up advancing tanks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
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Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
Hunt and her fiancé own a guide service called Kayaking Adventures of Tennessee, which will lead you on a paddle trip up to the base of the falls.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Watch out for these eight common filing mistakes that trip up taxpayers.
—Brian Sloan,liz Knueven, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland have very visibly laid down new fortifications to trip up advancing tanks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trip up
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“Trip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip%20up. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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