its too late to be tripping on the phone now

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word : compare

transitive verb

1: to represent as similar : liken compare thee to a summer's day? — Shakespeare>

2 a: to examine the character or qualities of especially in order to discover resemblances or differences <compare your responses with the answers> b: to view in relation to compared to me> compared with the last test>

Well, i hate being compared..or in this case, likened to..