balled up



*(all) balled up

troubled; confused; in a mess. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) John is all balled up because his car was stolen.
See also: ball, up

balled up

mod. confused; mixed up. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) That dame is so balled up she doesn’t know anything.
See also: ball, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KassyKAS-eeEnglish (Modern)
LishaLISH-əEnglish
AdaAY-də (English), AH-dah (Polish, Finnish)English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Finnish
Nonus-Ancient Roman (Rare)
Baillif['beilif]
Baqi-Arabic