tangle with

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de s'engager dans un conflit, une dispute ou une situation difficile avec quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate becoming involved in a conflict, argument, or difficult situation with someone or something.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Engage in conflictinformal

   To become involved in a fight, argument, or difficult situation with someone.

   se prendre à

   • He tangled with a bully at school and got a black eye.
   • The politician tangled with reporters over the controversial statement.
   • I wouldn't tangle with that guy; he's known to be aggressive.

   Synonymesbattleclashconfrontcontendfightgrapple

2. Deal with a probleminformal

   To confront or deal with a difficult issue or obstacle.

   se confronter à un problème

   • The company is tangling with new regulations from the government.
   • She tangled with the complex software for hours before figuring it out.
   • They tangled with the legal system to get their rights recognized.

   Synonymesaddressconfrontfacetackletake on

   Antonymesavoidbypassdodgeevadeignoreshunsidestep

Verbe de basetangle