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tangle with

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tangled with; tangling with; tangles with

Definition of tangle with

informal
: to fight or argue with (someone or something) He's not someone I would want to tangle with.

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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

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