tangle with
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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Draymond Green got tangled with LeBron James and hit him in the groin, later earning Green a retroactive flagrant foul and an avoidable suspension for Game 5.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
Three years ago, Ross Chastain dramatically tailed off after being targeted for scorn from several veterans who tangled with him.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
In a 2015 study published in Toxicon, researchers examined venom resistance across several mammals known for tangling with venomous snakes.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Murphy has tangled with the White House and the president himself, who has criticized the senator on the platform Truth Social.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
Three years ago, Ross Chastain dramatically tailed off after being targeted for scorn from several veterans who tangled with him.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
In a 2015 study published in Toxicon, researchers examined venom resistance across several mammals known for tangling with venomous snakes.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Murphy has tangled with the White House and the president himself, who has criticized the senator on the platform Truth Social.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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