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"got tripped up" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express that someone made a mistake or was wrong about something. For example, "He got tripped up on the math test and ended up with a low score."
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Kids got tripped up by silent letters and double letters.
This week I got tripped up in the ice cream department.
Domenik Hixon, a wide receiver, got tripped up in the new turf, took a spill, and hurt his right knee.
But the president did not say "terrorism"— and Romney got tripped up when he repeated the "act of terror" phrasing.
But over time, loved ones, close friends — and I — got tripped up by episodes of ill health, some from the far end of the statistical-probability universe.
We asked our waiter about the traditional menu, and with my rusty French I got tripped up when he explained the special.
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Have you ever gotten tripped up by a lien?
But even they can get tripped up at times.
Ms. Barak gets tripped up by immature and murky dramaturgy.
"Sometimes, quarterbacks get tripped up in their own feet".
Often candidates seem to get tripped up by the freedom of motion the format allows.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com