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enmesh someone or something in something 
1. . Lit. to entangle someone or a group in something. Don't enmesh yourself in these ropes and chains. I didn't mean to enmesh you in this net. I should have kept it out of the way. Jane enmeshed herself in the net that had been set out to dry.
2. Fig. to get someone or a group involved in some problem. They enmeshed us in their problems even though we tried to avoid it. We enmeshed the entire committee in the lawsuit. Why do I always enmesh myself in someone else's business?


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Both Beatle and Destiny are fantastic characters who seem to enmesh themselves in some difficult but funny situations, and with good humour, good friends and good sense, make the right decisions.
Parents may enmesh with children when they want control over their children and they want their children to take responsibility for them.
In the complex mi sh - mash of shared responsibilities which now enmesh the UK's train services, the buck stops with the Strategic Rail Authority.
 
 
 
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