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tangle someone or something up to entangle someone or something. Please don't tangle me up in your ropes. I tangled up my feet in the cords on the floor. See also: up tangle with someone or something (over someone or something) to battle against someone or something about someone or something. Tim tangled with Karen over the children. I hope I don't have to tangle with the bank over this loan. I don't want to tangle with city hall. tangle with somebody/something to disagree or fight with someone or something She's not afraid to tangle with her father. The two computer giants had tangled with each other in court several times. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of tangle (to get things mixed together so that it is difficult to separate them) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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