单词 | tie into knots |
释义 | tie into knotsConfuse, 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] Words nearby tie into knotstie-dye, tie-dyed, tie-dyeing, tie-in, tie into, tie into knots, tie line, tiemannite, Tienanmen Square, Tien Shan, Tientsin The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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