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trip on
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trip on someone or something and trip over someone or something
to stumble on someone or something. The place was filled with sleeping people. I tripped over perfect strangers on my way to the door. I tripped on a brick and fell into the wall.
See also: trip


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These guidelines, for example are if you do trip over a broken paving slab the council may not be liable if the lip of the crack is under a certain height.
Trips are common on uneven pavements and roads, a broken paving stone sticking up and you don''t see it you are likely to trip over it and hurt yourself.
Lots of people trip over it maybe they trip over an uneven pavement slab or cobbles, or an object which then causes them to fall over.
 
 
 
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