tangle with
phrasal verb
tangled with; tangling with; tangles with
informal
: to fight or argue with (someone or something)
He's not someone I would want to tangle with.
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And how to begin to tangle with a force that politicizes the basic human tragedies of wildfires and plane crashes?
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
In the prosecution’s version, the first pop comes just before Ephron tangles with Ulanger.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
When a place like Los Angeles is faced with rebuilding, there are new challenges that get tangled with the market’s old housing challenges.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The rubber brush doesn’t get tangled with hair and fur like many brush rolls with bristles do.
—Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
In the prosecution’s version, the first pop comes just before Ephron tangles with Ulanger.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
When a place like Los Angeles is faced with rebuilding, there are new challenges that get tangled with the market’s old housing challenges.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The rubber brush doesn’t get tangled with hair and fur like many brush rolls with bristles do.
—Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tangle with
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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