The lawyer used what he knew about her personality to trip her up in court.
I did fine on most of the test, but I tripped up on the last problem.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
trip someone up — detect or expose someone in a mistake or inconsistency. → trip … English new terms dictionary
trip someone up — make someone stumble, cause someone to make a mistake; make someone fall … English contemporary dictionary
trip up — trip (someone) up to cause someone to make a mistake. The lawyer used what he knew about her personality to trip her up in court. I did fine on most of the test, but I tripped up on the last problem. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of… … New idioms dictionary
trip — 1 /trIp/ noun 1 (C) a journey to a place and back again: Did you have a good trip? | make a trip: I couldn t carry everything at once, so I had to make several trips. | go on/take a trip: We re thinking of taking a trip to the mountains. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trip — [[t]trɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦ trips, tripping, tripped 1) N COUNT A trip is a journey that you make to a particular place. → See also round trip On the Thursday we went out on a day trip... Mark was sent to the Far East on a business trip. 2) VERB If you… … English dictionary
trip up — verb 1. detect a blunder or misstep (Freq. 1) The reporter tripped up the senator • Syn: ↑catch • Derivationally related forms: ↑trip up • Hypernyms: ↑learn, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
trip — verb (trips, tripping, tripped) 1》 catch one s foot on something and stumble or fall. 2》 (trip up) make a mistake. ↘(trip someone up) detect or expose someone in a mistake or inconsistency. 3》 walk, run, or dance with quick light steps.… … English new terms dictionary
Trip sitter — is a term used by recreational or spiritual drug users to describe a person who remains sober to ensure the safety of the drug user while he or she is under the influence of a drug; they are especially common with first time experiences or when… … Wikipedia
trip up someone's heels — To trip up or overthrow someone • • • Main Entry: ↑heel … Useful english dictionary
trip — [trip] vi. tripped, tripping [ME trippen < OFr treper < Gmc * trippon (> OE treppan, to step): see TRAP1] 1. to walk, run, or dance with light, rapid steps; skip; caper 2. to stumble, esp. by catching the foot 3. to make a false step,… … English World dictionary
