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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Then, this month, the F.B.I. opened an investigation into Letitia James, the New York State attorney general who has tangled with Mr. Trump in court, over her personal real estate transactions.
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Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The head would become tangled with pet fur, the suction would get clogged with the dog hair, and emptying the canister was always a mess of dust.
—Stewart Savin, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
The Kentucky Republican, who briefly tangled with Trump for the GOP presidential nomination in 2015, has been an ally to the president on a host of other issues.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Iowa seeks its first tourney glory post-Caitlin Clark, tangling with Raegan Beers and Oklahoma in the third game before a tight 4-5 draw between Maryland and Alabama at College Park.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The head would become tangled with pet fur, the suction would get clogged with the dog hair, and emptying the canister was always a mess of dust.
—Stewart Savin, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
The Kentucky Republican, who briefly tangled with Trump for the GOP presidential nomination in 2015, has been an ally to the president on a host of other issues.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Iowa seeks its first tourney glory post-Caitlin Clark, tangling with Raegan Beers and Oklahoma in the third game before a tight 4-5 draw between Maryland and Alabama at College Park.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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