Trip Over for Trip Up

[caz]

Oh, Smalltown Boy is a great track and Jimmy comes across as a lovely wee guy.

That's why I was a little surprised that you (apparently) held him in such low esteem!

Yeah, I tend not to stray into diary-land as a rule, but for the record I'm in "The Barretts didnae dae it" camp.

Best get outta here!

You've tripped over now, Ms D! Do you realise this amounts to accusing the saintly, conscience-stricken Mike Barrett of telling porkies??

Any time you'd care to join me going down the garden to eat worms, just gae us a shout, bonnie lassie.

Love,

Caz
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[Lombro2]

There seems to be some confusion over the meaning of “obsolete”. It doesn’t mean something doesn’t exist anymore. It still exists, probably as older people would still use it.

To “trip over” something or other literally, or figuratively as in making a mistake, became obsolete last century as it was taken over by “trip up” and “trip on” but it still existed.

It’s only its use without a transitive that didn’t exist. And probably never did in print outside the publication of the diary. That proves the creativity of the author and his or her creative use of an expression that was obsolete by the 90s.