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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And their impressive, calm chase of what loomed as a tricky total, undoubtedly would have been watched on nervously by their male counterparts who have infamously tripped up under the bright lights of big matches at World Cups. —Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

Customer acquisition, financial management, and most importantly, regulatory and compliance issues, have tripped up even experienced businesspeople not intimately familiar with the financial services industry. —Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

Since Taylor Swift became a major part of Kansas City Chiefs games, a couple of announcers have tripped up when referring to her during game day broadcasts — but Joe Buck doesn’t plan to fall into that trap. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024

So long, days of getting tripped up on your dog's leash and having to do clumsy pirouettes. —New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024