trip over one's own two feet

verb

To stumble while walking, without having tripped over anything.

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Meanings

verbtrip over one's own two feet (third-person singular simple present trips over one's own two feet, present participle tripping over one's own two feet, simple past and past participle tripped over one's own two feet)

present singular third person trips over one's own two feet · participle present tripping over one's own two feet · participle past tripped over one's own two feet · past tripped over one's own two feet

  1. To stumble while walking, without having tripped over anything.

Translations

Finnish kompastua jalkoihinsa
  • kompastua jalkoihinsato stumble while walking, without having tripped over anything
German über sene eigenen Füße stolpern
  • über sene eigenen Füße stolpernto stumble while walking, without having tripped over anything
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APA

trip over one's own two feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trip%20over%20one's%20own%20two%20feet

MLA

“trip over one's own two feet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trip%20over%20one's%20own%20two%20feet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trip over one's own two feet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trip%20over%20one's%20own%20two%20feet.

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