trip up

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar que alguien tropieza o comete un error, o que alguien es sorprendido en un error o engaño.

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing someone to stumble or make a mistake, or to be caught in an error.

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Stumble or lose balanceinformal

   To catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.

   tropezar y perder el equilibrio

   • He tripped up on the loose carpet and fell.
   • She tripped up over a tree root while running.
   • Be careful not to trip up on the uneven pavement.

   Sinónimosmisstepslipstumbletrip

2. Make a mistakeinformal

   To make an error or be caught in a mistake, often in a performance or argument.

   equivocarse

   • The politician tripped up during the debate when asked about taxes.
   • She tripped up on the difficult math problem.
   • He tripped up by forgetting his lines in the play.

   Sinónimosblundererrfaltermiscalculatemisstepslip upstumble

3. Cause someone to make a mistakeinformal

   To deliberately cause someone to make an error or reveal a secret.

   Hacer caer en un error

   • The interviewer tried to trip him up with tricky questions.
   • They set a trap to trip up the suspect during questioning.
   • Don't let the tricky wording trip you up on the exam.

   Sinónimoscatch outensnareentraplead astraytraptrick

   Antónimosaidassisthelpsupport

Verbo basetrip