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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When a place like Los Angeles is faced with rebuilding, there are new challenges that get tangled with the market’s old housing challenges.
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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
The tangle with Cal has ramifications beyond the Bay Area rivalry.
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—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Then Hincapie saw red for tangling with Simeone’s son Giuliano (who, just like his dad in the old days), did some expert meddling, including getting in a scrape with Granit Xhaka and theatrically zipping his own lips shut when the referee had words).
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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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
The tangle with Cal has ramifications beyond the Bay Area rivalry.
14.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Then Hincapie saw red for tangling with Simeone’s son Giuliano (who, just like his dad in the old days), did some expert meddling, including getting in a scrape with Granit Xhaka and theatrically zipping his own lips shut when the referee had words).
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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