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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Based on how this year’s committee has approached its rankings so far, there’s no reason to think that trend would change unless several of the current teams with one loss — like Penn State, Notre Dame and Miami — tripped up down the stretch.
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Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Even going around the corner, some guys fall on that, get tripped up.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Both of those cases had already been tripped up by prior court rulings.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Sometimes though, Gemini will trip up on specifics.
—David Nield, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
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Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Even going around the corner, some guys fall on that, get tripped up.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Both of those cases had already been tripped up by prior court rulings.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Sometimes though, Gemini will trip up on specifics.
—David Nield, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Trip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip%20up. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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