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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The measure is sponsored by the California Apartment Assn., which has tangled with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation for years over its efforts to enable stricter rent control laws through ballot initiatives.
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Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
In Alzheimer's disease, excessive amounts of toxic tau buildup get tangled with normal tau proteins, slowing down a person's capacity to think, feel, and remember.
—Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Administration The White House on Monday tangled with reporters during heated exchanges over whether the administration had been forthcoming about President Biden’s health in the wake of a disastrous debate performance that has sparked calls from some Democrats for Biden to end his reelection bid.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 8 July 2024
Dali moves south After the collapse, the Dali spent roughly two months grounded in the shipping channel, tangled with bridge wreckage.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
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Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
In Alzheimer's disease, excessive amounts of toxic tau buildup get tangled with normal tau proteins, slowing down a person's capacity to think, feel, and remember.
—Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Administration The White House on Monday tangled with reporters during heated exchanges over whether the administration had been forthcoming about President Biden’s health in the wake of a disastrous debate performance that has sparked calls from some Democrats for Biden to end his reelection bid.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 8 July 2024
Dali moves south After the collapse, the Dali spent roughly two months grounded in the shipping channel, tangled with bridge wreckage.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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