tangle with

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Verb1.tangle with - get involved in or with
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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Translations
يَشْتَبِك في مَعْرَكَه
utkat se
sich verstricken in
avoir une prise de bec avec
lebonyolódik
kljást viî
komme i krangel med
dalaşmaktartışmak
争执

w>tangle with

vi +prep obj (inf)aneinandergeraten mit; I’m not tangling with himmit ihm lass ich mich (doch) nicht ein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tangle

(ˈtӕŋgl) noun
an untidy, confused or knotted state. The child's hair was in a tangle.
verb
to make or become tangled. Don't tangle my wool when I'm knitting.
ˈtangled adjective
in a tangle. tangled hair/branches; Her hair is always tangled.
tangle with
to become involved in a quarrel or struggle with (a person etc). I tangled with him over politics.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Hilariously, Matthew got in a tangle with Elle after the pair embraced.
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