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trip out

idiom
Meaning

To have as an image in one's mind.


Examples
SIMPLE

I often trip out on how fast the years go by.

CONTEXTUAL

Sometimes I trip out on the idea that we are living on a giant rock spinning through space.

COMPLEX

When I stare at the stars, I trip out on the sheer scale of the universe and our tiny place within it.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    bad trip

    An acute adverse psychological reaction to the effects produced under the influence of psychoactive substances, namely hallucinogens.

  2. 02

    guilt trip

    A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.

  3. 03

    trip to the woodshed

    An occasion on which a reprimand or punishment is administered privately.

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