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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Right after scoring a power-play goal off a rebound to make it 3-0 Lightning, Point’s leg appeared to get tangled with York.
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Among them are rad na, a Thai-Chinese dish of wide rice noodles that arrive with a visible sear from the wok, tangled with pieces of chicken and shrimp and slicked with gravy.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The administration could have courted greater legitimacy for its actions by cooperating with regional partners, such as Colombia and Brazil, which have both tangled with the Maduro regime in the recent past.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
The last ripe orange rays of sun snuck under her hat and tangled with the wind in her hair.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Among them are rad na, a Thai-Chinese dish of wide rice noodles that arrive with a visible sear from the wok, tangled with pieces of chicken and shrimp and slicked with gravy.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The administration could have courted greater legitimacy for its actions by cooperating with regional partners, such as Colombia and Brazil, which have both tangled with the Maduro regime in the recent past.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
The last ripe orange rays of sun snuck under her hat and tangled with the wind in her hair.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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