“inknots”

The following 2 entries include the term inknots.

someone's stomach is in knots

phrase

used to say that a person has an unpleasant and tight feeling in the stomach, usually from nervousness

tie oneself (up) in knots

phrase

: to cause problems for oneself from being too careful, trying too hard, etc.


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