tangle with

phrasal 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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The list of Trump adversaries Gaetz has tangled with is long, from the incoming president’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, to former GOP congresswoman Liz Cheney and those involved in the legal cases against Trump. —

David Jackson, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024 The Washington Commanders’ starting right guard spent the previous 90 minutes tangled with other football behemoths during practice in scorching hot conditions. —

Ben Standig, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024 Fountain House says its clubhouses save money by avoiding costs for preventable hospitalizations, unemployment and tangles with the justice system that people suffer without such support. —

Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 James Comer: The Republican congressman, better known for tangling with the Biden administration, shepherded the bill through the House as chair of the Oversight Committee. —

Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tangle with