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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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.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
But the Raiders and Bengals are scuffling on defense, to be kind, and Dalton and the Panthers weren’t prepared to tangle with a defense of the Bears’ caliber.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
But the Raiders and Bengals are scuffling on defense, to be kind, and Dalton and the Panthers weren’t prepared to tangle with a defense of the Bears’ caliber.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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