He arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I doubt she'd trip-up and ramble, like Ted Kennedy did in the '80 race. From Wordnik.com. [Stacy Parker Aab: Obama, Clinton and the "Vision Thing"] Reference
There will be nation-wide power outages on Tuesday night, after a multiple unit trip-up, said Eskom. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
We shall never cease to suffer the like, till someone gives you a neat trip-up and breaks your neck for you!. From Wordnik.com. [The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1] Reference
We shall never cease to suffer the like, till some one gives you a neat trip-up and breaks your neck for you!. From Wordnik.com. [Lysistrata] Reference
This little trip-up is particularly amusing in light of the definition of literacy: the ability to use language. From Wordnik.com. [How Markets Value the Welfare of the Poor: Follow-up to A Non-Socratic Dialogue, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
But it is funny to watch it also trip-up Iran, as their ingrained chauvinistic chivalry demands that they too treat her with kid gloves. From Wordnik.com. [29th March '07] Reference
Seemingly un-perplexed and unperturbed, what followed this metaphoric "foot-in-the-aisle" trip-up was Obama's groundbreaking inaugural address. From Wordnik.com. [Michael DeJong: I Do Solemnly Swear...] Reference
This may seem painfully obvious, but I have seen folks trip-up on their way to being promoted to leadership roles by focusing more on their future than on their present. From Wordnik.com. [The Federal Coach: Take Your Shot at Leadership] Reference
That trip-up, however, was mild in compared to the gaffe that happened earlier in the day, when McCain acknowledged he was not aware that Obama had introduced a bill that called for international divestment from Iran. From Wordnik.com. [mccain’s gaffe on obama divestment plan] Reference
(And in that example, you might not even know whether there was a tech trip-up that caused the email in question to not be delivered, or whether it was caught by a diligent spam filter on alert for unrecognizable origins.). From Wordnik.com. [A Bland and Deadly Courtesy] Reference
You are so busy trying to trip-up Barack Obama, the man who actually got you the job that you have (.... we'll get a black man to criticize him because then it won't seem as if we're racist), you can't lead, You haven't a clue. From Wordnik.com. [First on the Ticker: Steele's letter to RNC members] Reference
And yet I think the Beijing officials who promise to clean up for the Games -- and the foreign media who are anticipating a trip-up -- are talking less about reality than about a spectacle, a show even bigger than the opening ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Pasternack: An Olympic Smokescreen: Why We Need to Get Over Air Pollution at Beijing's Games] Reference
As soon as it was dark they crept, like the prowling wolves they were, down into the valley, and positioned themselves midway between the cabin and the road-agent's camp, but several yards apart, with a lasso held above the grass between them, to serve as a "trip-up.". From Wordnik.com. [Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills] Reference
A potential trip-up lies in Detroit, the down-at-heel motor city. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
"Oh, there'll be no trip-up this time," answered the man called Noxley. From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up] Reference
Lazo has hat trick as Tri-City Americans trip-up Portland Winterhawks 6-2. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference
You know you don't dare to go home -- after that trip-up at White Corners. From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys on the River The Search for the Missing Houseboat] Reference
"Don't want any trip-up this time," said Henry, to the flint-lock he carried. From Wordnik.com. [On the Trail of Pontiac] Reference
"The only trip-up they made was when they didn't catch Grace as well as Nellie and Dora.". From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds] Reference
"Yes -- if we don't have any trip-up in the matter," answered the toady, with a doubtful shake of his head. From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune] Reference
My talk was focused on the new syntax and language features, and covered a number of "gotchas" that could trip-up the unwary. From Wordnik.com. [RubyCorner] Reference
The White House is pressing for her quick confirmation, and Sotomayor wasn't pausing much for distractions, even her own trip-up. From Wordnik.com. [The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front] Reference
Although it certainly doesn't mar the game beyond the cosmetic, you'll probably catch more than one grammatical trip-up while playing BugBits. From Wordnik.com. [Jay is Games] Reference
Now a quick rush, as if over thin ice or a treacherous quagmire; anon, a trip-up and tumble, with a spell of floundering before feet can be recovered. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure] Reference
The rains, if they continue as meteorologists predict, could raise safety hazards - particularly the perennial danger of deadly stampedes, since a trip-up on slippery walkways could lead to people getting trampled in crowds. From Wordnik.com. [WBAY Action 2 News] Reference
Then the press release disappeared, apparently a second stumble following a rare trip-up for Steve Jobs 'tightly controlled message machine during the iPhone 4 announcement, and shortly after that the browser made its debut. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - The best of Web 2.0] Reference
The rains, if they continue as meteorologists predict, could raise safety hazards -- particularly the perennial danger of deadly stampedes, since a trip-up on slippery walkways could lead to people getting trampled in crowds. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
The service was already pretty useful - that is, if you didn't mind adopting yet another phone number (the new number was the biggest trip-up for people; all of us already have a phone number, and most would rather not have to start giving out another). From Wordnik.com. [VentureBeat] Reference
It would be the best way to get out of this little trip-up. ". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 16, 2004] Reference
Senator Chris Dodd, an Obama supporter, came on Meet the Press and said so, and since the arithmetic is on his side, he didn’t present any trip-up potential. From Wordnik.com. [Todd Gitlin: Russert Watch 5-11-08: In Which Hillary Surrogates Get Got] Reference
"There won't be any trip-up about this.". From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys on the Plains The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch] Reference
But unlike his Tolkein trip-up. From Wordnik.com. [PopMatters] Reference
Jet owner's trip-up. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
"There's potential for Europe to trip-up again. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference
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