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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House Speaker Matt Ritter of Hartford had tangled with Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration to the point that Ritter threatened to pass a one-year budget.
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Bill Claffey, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
The mayor has tangled with the Trump administration over immigration and other policies.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
Conerly impressively tangled with his fellow Big Ten rookie last season.
—Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Vance, a Catholic convert who tangled with Francis over the Trump administration’s mass migrant deportation plans, and Rubio headed the American delegation.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Bill Claffey, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
The mayor has tangled with the Trump administration over immigration and other policies.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
Conerly impressively tangled with his fellow Big Ten rookie last season.
—Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Vance, a Catholic convert who tangled with Francis over the Trump administration’s mass migrant deportation plans, and Rubio headed the American delegation.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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