trip(someone)up
phrasal verbwithtripverbuk/trɪp/us/trɪp/-pp-
UK(FALL)
tofallbecause youhityourfooton something, or to make someonefallby puttingyourfootinfrontof the other person'sfoot:
I'mterriblysorry. I didn'tmeantotripyou up.
Shetrippedupontherug.
- Itrippedup on apieceofloosecarpet.
- Hedeliberatelytrippedme up.
- Shetrippedup anddroppedthetray.
- Hetrippedup on thedoorstep.
- Afallenbranchtrippedme up.
Falling and dropping
- ass
- base jumping
- collapse/fall in a heapidiom
- cropper
- crumple
- drop
- drop like fliesidiom
- faceplant
- fall away
- fly
- let goidiom
- mic drop
- nosedive
- overbalance
- parachutist
- plunge
- pratfall
- shower
- thump
- trip
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Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
(FAIL)
informal
to make amistake, or tocausesomeone to make amistake:
Theexamwentquitewell, until Itrippeduponthe lastquestion.
In theinterview, theykepttryingtotripme up.
Making mistakes
- balls
- balls(something)up
- blunder
- bodge
- boob
- botch
- misdiagnose
- misdiagnosis
- misdirect
- misdirection
- misgauge
- misremember
- misrender
- misstate
- mistake
- mistranscribe
- nod
- stumble
- to err is human (to forgive divine).idiom
- unforced