tangle up

ˈtæŋɡəl ʌp

Definition

Definition of tangle up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

physical objects

tr.

cause something to become twisted together

tr.

She managed to tangle up the wires.

entangle

snarl

complexity

intr.

become involved in a complicated situation

intr.

He got tangled up in the legal issues.

embroil

entangle

involve

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Expressions with tangle

in a tangle

adj.

twisted together in a messy way

His hair was in a tangle after the wind.

get into a tangle

become caught or twisted in something messy

My headphones always get into a tangle in my bag.

tangle with

engage in a conflict or dispute

She often tangles with her brother over chores.

we got into a tangle

exp.

became twisted or caught together in a messy way

We got into a tangle with the fishing lines.

get in a tangle

become involved in a confusing situation

He got in a tangle with his homework last night.

get one's shorts in a tangle

become upset over something trivial

Don't get your shorts in a tangle over the delay.

Examples of tangle up in a sentence

He tried not to tangle up the fishing lines.
She got tangled up in the office politics unexpectedly.
They found themselves tangled up in a web of lies.

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French:emmêler, s'emmêler, ...
German:verheddern, sich verstricken, ...
Italian:ingarbugliare, impelagarsi, ...
Spanish:enredar, enredarse, ...
Portuguese:enredar, envolver-se, ...
Chinese:缠绕, 卷入, ...
Japanese:絡ませる, 巻き込まれる, ...
Arabic:عَقَّدَ, تَوَرَّطَ فِي, ...
Hebrew:לְסַבֵּךְ, לְהִסְתַּבֵּךְ, ...
Russian:запутать, ввязаться, ...
Ukrainian:заплутувати, втягнутися в, ...
Hindi:उलझाना, उलझना, ...
Bengali:জট পাকানো, জড়িয়ে পড়া, ...
Catalan:enredar, embolicar-se, ...
Czech:zamotat, zaplést se, ...
Danish:vikle sammen, blive viklet ind i, ...
Dutch:verstrengelen, verstrikt raken, ...
Greek:μπλέκω, εμπλέκομαι, ...
Hungarian:összegubancolni, belekeveredni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យរមួលជាប់គ្នា, ជាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធក្នុងស្ថានការណ៍ស្មុគស្មាញ, ...
Korean:엉키게 하다, 휘말리다, ...
Persian:به هم پیچاندن, گرفتار شدن, ...
Polish:splątać, wplątać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):enredar, envolver-se, ...
Romanian:a încurca, a se implica într-o situație complicată, ...
Swedish:trassla ihop, bli indragen, ...
Thai:ทำให้พันกัน, พัวพัน, ...
Turkish:dolaştırmak, bulaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm rối, vướng vào, ...

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