Verb
trip over (third-person singular simple present trip overs, present participle trip overing, simple past and past participle trip overed)
To trip or stumble and almost fall, as a result of bumping into someone or something with one's feet.
Self-help books are making life downright unsafe. Women desperate to catch a man practice all the ploys recommended by these authors. Bump into him, trip over him, knock him down, spill something on him, scald him, but meet him. Florence King
When there is an invisible elephant in the room, one is from time to time bound to trip over a trunk. Karen Joy Fowler
Granted, not really a joke, but how often do you get a mic in your hand? You know? So. I am sorry but don't anybody trip on my soap box on the way out. Don't anybody trip over that. And the chip on my shoulder's a little heavy. I have back problems now. Janeane Garofalo
When I look down, I miss all the good stuff when I look up, I just trip over things. Ani DiFranco
When you trip over love, it is easy to get up. But when you fall in love, it is impossible to stand again. Albert Einstein
People say that the paintings are always big because they're striving for effect, but they're also big so that I don't trip over myself, so that I have room to work, and people can come in and be comfortable. Frank Stella