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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Capri had been looking to close an $8.5 billion deal to be bought by competitor Tapestry Inc., but the transaction was tripped up by regulators and dropped in November. Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025 Seattle's bike, scooter and glider ridership has surged, with this month's trips up 138% citywide and 146% in South Lake Union compared with the same period in 2024, a Lime spokesperson told Axios in an email. Christine Clarridge, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 Other versions showed the bar celebrating a 2021 clip of President Joe Biden tripping up a flight of stairs and a screenshot of Trump's 2023 mugshot. Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025 Same day voter registration is another avenue to keep voters from getting tripped up by overlapping requirements. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 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 27 Feb. 2025.

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