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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tangle with" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a complicated or difficult situation involving conflict or confrontation with someone or something.
Example: "After a long tangle with the bureaucracy, she finally received her approval."
Alternatives: "a clash with" or "a confrontation with".
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I knew I'd get myself in a tangle with that.
A tangle with the PSG midfielder Thiago Motta left a particular impression on Andreu.
Wawrinka then gets himself in a tangle with a backhand, sending it horribly wide.
— ANDREW DAS A tangle with Subotic at the top of the area and he crumbles like a cookie.
Red cabbage comes in a tangle with roasted sunchokes that might be pancetta, and actual pancetta alongside that, with oranges scented with honey, all salted with pecorino.
James Ward-Prowse chipped a ball over the top and Whittaker got himself into a tangle with Tadic, clearly impeding him.
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During the Kosovo campaign Prescott got into a terrible tangle with a senator, to whom he talked about the war in the "Balklands" and "Kovosa".
Those in the cap form an intricate tangle with a tendency to run longitudinally.
Bass ably combines an account of a perverse legal tangle with a snapshot of Bessemer, the town where the events occurred.
Almost every major media company has had a difficult tangle with the Web or gaming.
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