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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Advertisement This week marks a crucial point on that path as Monheim leads the Trojans and their unproven offensive line into Ann Arbor, Mich., to tangle with one of the top defensive lines in college football.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
But that nerve regrowth goes awry due to a quirk of anatomy that allows the nerves that control saliva production for eating to get tangled with those that control sweating for temperature control.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
Secrets spill, tensions flare and reality gets tangled with fiction.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, his teammate Sergio Perez crashed with three laps to go after tangling with Carlos Sainz.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
But that nerve regrowth goes awry due to a quirk of anatomy that allows the nerves that control saliva production for eating to get tangled with those that control sweating for temperature control.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
Secrets spill, tensions flare and reality gets tangled with fiction.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, his teammate Sergio Perez crashed with three laps to go after tangling with Carlos Sainz.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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