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trip (sb) up
[ M ] FAIL
2. informal to make a mistake, or to cause someone to make a mistake
• The exam went quite well, except at the end when I tripped up on the final question.
• At the interview, they were trying to trip me up all the way through., trip (sb) up
[ M ] FALL
1. to fall because you hit your foot on something, or to make someone fall by putting your foot in front of their foot
• I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to trip you up.
• She tripped up on the rug.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verbs
go on a trip
(= go somewhere and come back )
• I’ve been on a coach trip to France.
take a trip
(= go somewhere for pleasure )
• Take a trip on the Santa Fe railway or cruise on a Mississippi paddle boat.
make a trip
(= go somewhere, and perhaps come back )
• I couldn’t see him making the long trip to Minneapolis alone.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + trip
a business trip
• I’m on a business trip with my boss.
a shopping/fishing/skiing etc trip
• He was knocked off his bicycle on his way home from a shopping trip.
a school trip
(= when children and teachers from a school go somewhere )
• She went on a school trip to Tuscany.
a coach/bus/boat trip
• They took a boat trip to see the seals.
a day trip
(= when you go somewhere for pleasure and come back the same day )
• Take a day trip to York, which is just 15 miles away.
a round trip
(= a journey to a place and back again )
• His wife makes a hundred and fifty mile round trip to see him twice a week.
the return trip
(= the journey back to a place )
• A day or two later she began her return trip to Chicago.
a wasted trip
(= a trip in which you do not achieve what you wanted to )
• I’m afraid you’ve had a wasted trip. We don’t have those shoes in stock.
transnet.ir
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verb knock your foot on sth and fall ADV. almost, nearly | over, up One of the boys tripped over and crashed into a tree. Be careful or you'll trip up. PREP. on She tripped on the loose stones. | over I nearly tripped over the cat. PHRASES trip and fall Don't leave toys on stairs where someone could trip and fall. walk lightly ADV. lightly | out PREP. along tripping along the path | down She came tripping lightly down the stairs. | up PHRASES come tripping, noun ADJ. extended, long | brief, little, quick, short | day, overnight, weekend We went on a day trip to the seaside. | frequent, occasional, rare, regular He makes frequent trips to Poland. | annual, weekly, etc. | forthcoming | fantastic, good, great, nice, pleasant, successful | memorable | abortive, fruitless | successful | return, round From London to Oxford and back is a round trip of over a hundred miles. | foreign, overseas | round-the-world, world | European, Japan, etc. | boat, coach, cycle, etc. | business, fishing, pleasure, shopping, sightseeing | school a school trip to the Science Museum | field a geography field trip to study a limestone landscape | study VERB + TRIP be (away) on, go on, make, take She's away on a business trip. From here visitors can take a boat trip along the coast to Lundy Island. | have Did you have a good trip? | come back from, return from | be back from He's just back from a trip to New York. | arrange, organize, plan | book | cancel | extend | cut short I had to cut short my trip when my wallet was stolen. | enjoy Enjoy your trip! PREP. ~ by a five-minute trip by taxi | ~ to a trip to Tokyo PHRASES a trip abroad My last trip abroad was two years ago. | the trip home The trip home took us five hours! | the trip of a lifetime They saved for years for their trip of a lifetime to Hawaii.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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trip
noun [ countable ] a visit to a place that involves a journey, done for pleasure, business, shopping etc:
• The trip to the coast took longer than we expected. • Did you have a good trip?
journey
noun [ countable ] especially British English an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially a long distance:
• a long train journey • We continued our journey on foot. • They made the journey across the plains in a covered wagon.
travel
noun [ uncountable ] the general activity of travelling, especially over long distances for pleasure. Don’t confuse travel and trip:
• a special ticket for train travel around Europe • Foreign travel is becoming increasingly popular.
travels
noun [ plural ] trips to places that are far away:
• She told us about her travels in South America.
different types of trip
tour
noun [ countable ] a trip for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc:
• She’s on a three week tour of Europe.
excursion
noun [ countable ] a short trip to visit a place on holiday, usually by a group of people:
• You can go on an afternoon excursion to Catalina Island.
expedition
noun [ countable ] a long and carefully organized trip, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place:
• Lewis and Clark’s expedition across North America • Scott led an expedition to the South Pole.
commute
noun [ countable ] a trip to or from work that someone does every day:
• How long is your daily commute?
crossing
noun [ countable ] a trip by boat from one piece of land to another:
• The Atlantic crossing was rough and stormy.
cruise
noun [ countable ] a trip by boat for pleasure:
• We went on a cruise around the Caribbean.
voyage
noun [ countable ] a very long trip in which you travel by ship or in a spacecraft:
• Columbus set out on his voyage across the ocean.
trek
noun [ countable ] a long and difficult trip on foot, in a place far from towns and cities:
• They did a trek across the Atlas Mountains.
pilgrimage
noun [ countable ] a trip to a holy place for religious reasons:
• She went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
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