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Rule "missing hyphen in 'guilt trip'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: missing hyphen in 'guilt trip'
Message: The verb <suggestion>\3-\4</suggestion> is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenating-verbs-modifies-their-meaning
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • A pay increase will not guilt trip them into improvements.
    Correction suggestion: guilt-trip
ID: GUILT_TRIP_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)