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tie into knots
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]
See also:
knot
,
tie
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Nissa
-
Hebrew
Iosaphat
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Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Athaulf
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Ancient Germanic
Antonis
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Greek
Jamaal
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Arabic
BratumiŁ
brah-TUW-meew
Polish (Rare)
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