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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McSherry told Ars that more transparency will be needed as courts continue tangling with cases impacting chatbot users.
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ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
He's nudged the series into the realm of pure fantasy by having the Doctor tangle with a pantheon of actual gods played by people like Neil Patrick Harris and Jinkx Monsoon.
—Glen Weldon, NPR, 7 June 2025
Jackson will debut as Russell in Tulsa King’s upcoming third season, tangling with Dwight in multiple episodes before heading to his own spinoff.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 5 June 2025
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.
—Bill Claffey, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
He's nudged the series into the realm of pure fantasy by having the Doctor tangle with a pantheon of actual gods played by people like Neil Patrick Harris and Jinkx Monsoon.
—Glen Weldon, NPR, 7 June 2025
Jackson will debut as Russell in Tulsa King’s upcoming third season, tangling with Dwight in multiple episodes before heading to his own spinoff.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 5 June 2025
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.
—Bill Claffey, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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