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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Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland have very visibly laid down new fortifications to trip up advancing tanks.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Uber and Lyft allow drivers to use their personal vehicles, unlike Waymo — and the state’s stricter demands on autonomous vehicles have tripped up some companies.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Republicans have been at odds with University decisions on other topics that could trip up the school come budget time.
—Peter Cox, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2025
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
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Uber and Lyft allow drivers to use their personal vehicles, unlike Waymo — and the state’s stricter demands on autonomous vehicles have tripped up some companies.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Republicans have been at odds with University decisions on other topics that could trip up the school come budget time.
—Peter Cox, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2025
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
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 10 Mar. 2025.
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