tripped up
Made a mistake
To trip up is to make a mistake or cause someone else to stumble, literally or figuratively.
A loose shoelace can trip you up on the stairs.
A tricky question can trip up even experts: The detective's cross-examination tripped up the witness.
Tripped up emphasizes the moment of error—the stumble that disrupts progress.
- staggerWalk unsteadily, sway
- fallDescend under gravity
- lurchAbrupt unsteady movement
- slipMinor error or misstep
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
lost footing · surprised · faux pas · derailed · misstep · snag · stumbling block · tangle · foiled · error · egg on face · thrown off · thrown for a loop · misjudgment · caught out · caught off guard · blunder · hindrance
success/failure in performance
tripped upnailed it
Succeeded completely, emphatically
succeeded · aced it · smooth sailing · came through · hit the mark
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