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ties in knots

ties in knots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tie in knots.

Meaning of tie in knots

Verb

tie in knots (third-person singular simple present ties in knots, present participle tying in knots, simple past and past participle tied in knots)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To put (someone) in a difficult situation.
    • That is where [Andrew] Cuomo’s unravelling began, with the revelation – admitted in part by his top aide, Melissa DeRosa, to state lawmakers – that the administration suppressed the number of nursing home deaths by several thousand in order to avoid a federal inquiry. DeRosa claimed the move was...2021 March 14, Ed Pilkington, “A year of living dangerously: how Andrew Cuomo fell from grace”, in The Observer
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) upset or anxious.

Questions about ties in knots

What is ties in knots the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ties in knots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tie in knots.

Words near ties in knots in the dictionary

  1. ties and dyes
  2. ties back
  3. ties down
  4. ties hand and foot
  5. ties in
  6. ties in knots
  7. ties in with
  8. ties into
  9. ties off
  10. ties one on
  11. ties oneself in knots

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