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
Arundeli	['ærəndel]
Ailill	AL-yil	Irish, Irish Mythology
Neptune	NEP-toon (English), NEP-tyoon (English), NEP-choon (English)	Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
Gill	JIL	English
Vlatko	-	Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Blossom	BLAH-səm	English