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tangle with sb
to become involved with someone, usually by arguing or fighting with them
• He was a self-opinionated, overbearing tyrant, and he was the last man she should want to tangle with.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb
snarl:
You will tangle the yarn., verb
enter into argument, dispute or conflict:
Do not ever tangle with that group.
noun
to mix together or intertwine, snarl:
Our fishing lines ended up in a tangle.
Simple Definitions