tangled up
Frequency: 7.012.0 per million words
Indicates being caught or twisted in something.
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Examples (10)
- The fishing line got tangled up in the weeds.
- Her long hair often gets tangled up after a shower.
- He got his feet tangled up in the bedsheets.
- The old Christmas lights were all tangled up in the box.
- Try not to get tangled up in office politics.
- The puppy got tangled up in its leash during the walk.
- Their emotions became tangled up over the years.
- I spent an hour trying to untangle the wires that were tangled up.
- Be careful not to get tangled up in complicated legal issues.
- The kite string got tangled up in the tree branches, making it impossible to retrieve.