tie sb (up) in knots
informalDefinition
› to confuse someone: The Director of Studies tied me up in knots by asking tricky questions.Puzzle and confuseDifficult to understand
(Definition of tie sb (up) in knots from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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tie (sth) in phrasal verb
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tie (sth) in with sth phrasal verb
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tie noun (CONNECTION)
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tie noun (EQUAL FINISH)
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tie noun (FASTENING)
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
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tie sb down phrasal verb (GET DECISION)
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tie sb down phrasal verb (LIMIT)
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tie sb up phrasal verb (FASTENED)
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tie sb up phrasal verb (NOT AVAILABLE)
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tie sth up phrasal verb (FASTENED)
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Synonyms and related words:
- addle verb
- baffle verb
- bewilder verb
- blind sb with science idiom
- blur verb
- boggle verb
- cloud verb
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox verb
- fox verb (CONFUSE)
- fuddle verb
- get verb (CONFUSE)
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix sb up phrasal verb
- puzzle verb
- search verb
- throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
- throw sb off balance idiom
- throw verb (CONFUSE)
- unbalance verb (MENTALLY ILL)
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Puzzle and confuse
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