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be tied (up) in knots
To be confused, anxious, worried, and/or upset (about something). I've been tied up in knots trying to come up with a good topic for my term paper, but I just can't think of anything!James is tied in knots over how to break up with Daniel, but I think he just needs to bite the bullet and just do it.