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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Dali moves south After the collapse, the Dali spent roughly two months grounded in the shipping channel, tangled with bridge wreckage.
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
The now-former manager also made headlines for tangling with Taylor Swift after Ithaca acquired the rights to her fist six albums in 2019.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 June 2024
Clacton-on-Sea, England CNN — At the end of Clacton Pier, where the salty North Sea breeze tangles with the sickly stench of the nearby amusement hall, a row of amateur fishermen gaze way off past the horizon, towards Europe.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 June 2024
Products & Gear Glide through knots and tangles with ease.
—Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 13 June 2024
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
The now-former manager also made headlines for tangling with Taylor Swift after Ithaca acquired the rights to her fist six albums in 2019.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 June 2024
Clacton-on-Sea, England CNN — At the end of Clacton Pier, where the salty North Sea breeze tangles with the sickly stench of the nearby amusement hall, a row of amateur fishermen gaze way off past the horizon, towards Europe.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 June 2024
Products & Gear Glide through knots and tangles with ease.
—Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 13 June 2024
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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