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tie into knots
tie into knots
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]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Thersa | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
IzaÄK | | - | Dutch |
Bryanna | | - | English (Modern) |
Banu | | - | Persian, Turkish |
Yair | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Corrie | | ['kɔri] | |