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tangled up with

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tangled up with someone

involved with someone. The boy had gotten tangled up with a bad bunch of kids and was in serious trouble.

Usage notes: usually said about someone who causes you trouble

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tangled up with something

involved in something that is difficult to get out of. It is a huge mistake to get tangled up with drugs. The Development Commission got tangled up in a controversy and lawsuit over a gravel plant located along the railroad tracks.

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