Make or cause someone to make a mistake, as in The other finalist tripped up when he was asked to spell "trireme," or They tripped him up with that difficult question. [Second half of 1700s]
trip up
| Idioms: trip up |
| WordNet: trip up |
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The verb has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
detect a blunder or misstep
Synonym: catch
Meaning #2:
cause to stumble
Synonym: trip
Meaning #3:
make an error
Synonyms: stumble, blunder, slip up
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