tangle withsomeone
phrasal verbwithtangleverb[IorT]informaluk/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/
tobecomeinvolvedwith someone, usually byarguingorfightingwith them:
He was aself-opinionated,overbearingtyrant, and he was the last man she shouldwanttotanglewith.
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- mobilize
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- stoush
- tangle
- tilt
- turf war
- turtle
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Arguing & disagreeing