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	Pronounced	Usage
Fiete	-	German
Alojzij	-	Slovene
Emilio	e-MEE-lyo (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Sevastyan	-	Russian
Ujarak	-	Native American, Inuit
Nanabozho	-	New World Mythology