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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Uber has tangled with the FTC several times in the past.
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Jody Godoy, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
To open up a bush that is dense and tangled with old growth, remove a third of the oldest stems near the ground.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Wall Street’s biggest firms on Friday attempted the tricky two-step of revealing the toll of President Trump’s whiplash tariff policy without outright criticizing a man who has repeatedly tangled with the financial industry for slights both real and imagined.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
While Bradley’s bill drew little discussion Tuesday, the Florida Medical Association, which represents physicians and sometimes tangles with insurers, indicated its support.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jody Godoy, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
To open up a bush that is dense and tangled with old growth, remove a third of the oldest stems near the ground.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Wall Street’s biggest firms on Friday attempted the tricky two-step of revealing the toll of President Trump’s whiplash tariff policy without outright criticizing a man who has repeatedly tangled with the financial industry for slights both real and imagined.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
While Bradley’s bill drew little discussion Tuesday, the Florida Medical Association, which represents physicians and sometimes tangles with insurers, indicated its support.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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