verb
get involved in or with (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑get into
• Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
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ˈtangle with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tangle with he/she/it tangles with present participle tangling with past tense tangled with past participle tangled with] informal phrasal verb
to become involved in a fight or an argument with someone
Main entry: tangle
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tangle with [phrasal verb]
tangle with (someone or something) informal : to fight or argue with (someone or something)
He's not someone I would want to tangle with.
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Main Entry: ↑tangle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.