Collocations for "tangled"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "tangled" in context.
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tangle
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- tangled up [the wires, my laces]
- [the wires] (got) tangled (up)
- tangled (up) in [her clothes, the sheets, a net, a lie]
- my hair was tangled by the [wind, waves, current]
- don't tangle with me (over this)
- (got) tangled up with her
- (got) tangled up in [lies, the deceit, the mess]
'tangled' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):