Meaning: To become involved in a complicated or confusing situation, or to physically intertwine things in a messy or disorderly way.
Usage in Example Sentences:
- “Don’t tangle up the cables, or it’ll take forever to sort them out.”
- “She got tangled up in a legal dispute that took years to resolve.”
- “He tends to tangle himself up in unnecessary drama at work.”
Origin:
Derived from the idea of physical entanglement, like threads or ropes knotted together, it now applies metaphorically to describe complex or challenging situations.
