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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Fountain House says its clubhouses save money by avoiding costs for preventable hospitalizations, unemployment and tangles with the justice system that people suffer without such support.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
James Comer: The Republican congressman, better known for tangling with the Biden administration, shepherded the bill through the House as chair of the Oversight Committee.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Public Service Electric & Gas, New Jersey’s largest provider of electric and natural gas service, said last year that the average number of mylar balloons becoming tangled with power lines nearly doubles in June when people are celebrating the summer holidays and birthdays.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Andrade appears destined to tangle with Knight at Survivor Series in some capacity, perhaps a triple threat match also involving Hayes, and a title win would certainly cement his WWE return as a rousing success.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
James Comer: The Republican congressman, better known for tangling with the Biden administration, shepherded the bill through the House as chair of the Oversight Committee.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Public Service Electric & Gas, New Jersey’s largest provider of electric and natural gas service, said last year that the average number of mylar balloons becoming tangled with power lines nearly doubles in June when people are celebrating the summer holidays and birthdays.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Andrade appears destined to tangle with Knight at Survivor Series in some capacity, perhaps a triple threat match also involving Hayes, and a title win would certainly cement his WWE return as a rousing success.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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