trip up

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

They spent their last few hundred dollars on a trip up to New York City, obtaining donor commitments that kept them alive.

From The Daily Beast

Reverend Graham drew the meeting to a close by earnestly thanking the president for making the trip up the mountain.

From The Daily Beast

I think the most unique experience at Highlands—maybe at all of Aspen—is a trip up to Highlands Bowl.

From The Daily Beast

Apparently there were concerns Prince Harry might trip up and hurt himself next time.

From The Daily Beast

Or it can be an up-close lesson in the kind of self-absorption and political ego that can trip up some in Washington.

From The Daily Beast

The Comet started on her first trip up the Arkansas, being the first steam boat that ascended that river.

From Project Gutenberg

Here is one, to begin with, which will show once more how difficult it is to trip up a Scotchman.

From Project Gutenberg

It was late in the night, and the "Restless" was making her third trip up the river before anything happened.

From Project Gutenberg

Warner was at that moment undertaking his charmingly remembered trip up the Nile.

From Project Gutenberg

The exhausted rowers were lifted on board amid renewed cheering, and the trip up the river began.

From Project Gutenberg

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