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tie into knots
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Idioms and Phrases
Confuse, upset, or bewilder, as in He tied himself into knots when he tried to explain how the engine works . This metaphoric idiom transfers a knotted tangle to mental confusion. [Late 1800s]Discover More
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A thinner rope would have been adequate, but the beefiness of the heavier rope offered the look she was after, although it is too thick to tie into knots.
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Jill had an awfully decent pink sort of thing on, and it had rows of fringe that you could tie into knots without her rotting you for doing it.
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