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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But the story of this season is that big European clubs with better players than Bodo/Glimt have always tripped up.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 9 May 2025
The archaeologists made many trips up the sandbag staircase, laden with 50-pound backpacks full of excavation equipment.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Carpenter has collected all her Pop Airplay No. 1s in her five most recent trips up the chart.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
Today’s order brings the total tally of Boeing sales announcements during the president’s Middle East trip up to 268 aircraft.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 9 May 2025
The archaeologists made many trips up the sandbag staircase, laden with 50-pound backpacks full of excavation equipment.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Carpenter has collected all her Pop Airplay No. 1s in her five most recent trips up the chart.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
Today’s order brings the total tally of Boeing sales announcements during the president’s Middle East trip up to 268 aircraft.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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“Trip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip%20up. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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