tie up in knots
1tie yourself in knots — informal phrase to become very confused or worried because you are in a difficult situation I was tying myself in knots trying to explain what happened without getting him into trouble. Thesaurus: to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym… …
2tie up in knots — ► tie (up) in knots informal confuse completely. Main Entry: ↑knot …
3tie someone in knots — I tie someone (up) in knots informal make someone completely confused they tied themselves in knots over what to call the country II tie someone (up) in knots see knot I …
4tie up in knots — make someone very nervous or worried He was tied up in knots before the speech at the convention …
5tie yourself in knots — informal to become very confused or worried because you are in a difficult situation I was tying myself in knots trying to explain what happened without getting him into trouble …
6tie oneself into knots — be involved in trouble, be in a difficult situation …
7tie in knots — ► tie (up) in knots informal confuse completely. Main Entry: ↑knot …
8tie — tie1 [ taı ] (present participle ty|ing) verb *** 1. ) transitive to fasten two ends of a piece of string, rope, etc. together with a knot: Sally bent down to tie her shoelaces. We re teaching him how to tie a necktie. a ) transitive to fasten… …
9tie — [[t]ta͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ ties, tying, tied 1) VERB If you tie two things together or tie them, you fasten them together with a knot. [V n adv/prep] He tied the ends of the plastic bag together... [V n] Mr Saunders tied her hands and feet. 2) VERB If you… …
10tie — I UK [taɪ] / US verb Word forms tie : present tense I/you/we/they tie he/she/it ties present participle tying past tense tied past participle tied *** 1) [transitive] to make a knot with two ends of a piece of string, rope etc Sally bent down to… …
