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.

Examples of tangle with in a Sentence

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The Times chronicled his ordeal, which included tangling with a health insurance company over where he could be evaluated for a possible transplant. —Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024

And this might not be Peltz’s last tangle with the company. —Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024

Anthony lived straight, did all his check-ins and didn’t tangle with the law again. —Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024

Since then, despite early tangles with King County building inspectors and the economic slump of 2008, the Nelsons have built seven treehouses, a central lodge (with a guest bedroom), an event space (with a shower and toilet) and a bathhouse, neighbored by a pond and a wedding lawn. —Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024

With Kyrie Irving out for a sixth consecutive game with a sprained thumb, Doncic went to the locker room briefly in the first quarter after getting his right ankle tangled with Antetokounmpo in a battle for a loose ball. —Schuyler Dixon, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024

Durant fell after his feet got tangled with Williams after Durant came off a screen from Nurkic near the top of the key. —Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024

Foligno also tangled with Blackhawks defenseman Jarred Tinordi in the second. —Jay Cohen, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024

Both teams are in the middle of significant postseason battles — the Avs are likely to tangle with Dallas and Winnipeg for the top spot in the Central, while the Lightning are in a three-way tussle for third in the Atlantic with Toronto and Detroit. —Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2024