tangle with

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• tangle with — (someone/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… …   New idioms dictionary

• tangle with — verb get involved in or with (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑get into • Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s …   Useful english dictionary

• tangle with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tangle with : present tense I/you/we/they tangle with he/she/it tangles with present participle tangling with past tense tangled with past participle tangled with informal tangle with someone to become… …   English dictionary

• tangle with — PHRASAL VERB If you tangle with another person, you get involved in a conflict with them. [V P n] Better not tangle with the censors. They re very vindictive... [V P n] All the newspapers wanted to do was to photograph the police officers… …   English dictionary

• tangle with — fight against, have a fight with    I wouldn t want to tangle with Vince. He s strong and mean! …   English idioms

• tangle with someone — tangle with (someone/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… …   New idioms dictionary

• tangle with something — tangle with (someone/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… …   New idioms dictionary

• tangle with somebody — ˈtangle with sb/sth derived to become involved in an argument or a fight with sb/sth • Last time I tangled with him, he won! Main entry: ↑tanglederived …   Useful english dictionary

• tangle with something — ˈtangle with sb/sth derived to become involved in an argument or a fight with sb/sth • Last time I tangled with him, he won! Main entry: ↑tanglederived …   Useful english dictionary

• tangle with someone or something — in. o quarrel or fight with someone or something. □ I didn’t want to tangle with her, so I did what she wanted. □ It’s like tangling with a grizzly …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• tangle with — informal become involved in a conflict with. → tangle …   English new terms dictionary