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 Kansas Jayhawks will tangle with the Louisville Cardinals in an exhibition game on Friday night in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Robert Irwin tangles with snakes during the day, nails dolphin dives at night.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
His car sat abandoned on an I-65 off-ramp miles away from the crash site, King's motorcycle still tangled with the front bumper.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
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—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Robert Irwin tangles with snakes during the day, nails dolphin dives at night.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
His car sat abandoned on an I-65 off-ramp miles away from the crash site, King's motorcycle still tangled with the front bumper.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
Keep your suitcase organized with Bagail’s 8-piece Packing Cube Set for $17, stash all your favorite toiletries in Tocelffe’s 18-pack Travel Bottles for $10, and protect your jewelry from tangles with the ProCase Jewelry Box—now 44 percent off.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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