tie someone in knots

tie (one) (up) in knots

To make one confused, anxious, worried, and/or upset. I've been planning to propose to James on Sunday, but the nervousness is tying me in knots! It's something about the austere, imposing way the boss speaks that always ties everyone up in knots.

tie someone in knots

tie someone up in knots

If someone ties you in knots or ties you up in knots in a discussion or argument, they confuse you by using clever arguments, so that you cannot argue or think clearly any longer. He could tie her in knots in an argument and never once missed an opportunity to prove his intellectual superiority. He had easily tied her up in knots, cleverly casting serious doubt on her mental faculties.

tie someone (up) in knots

make someone completely confused. informal

1996 Daily Star It looks like an open and shut case until the brilliant QC starts getting the prosecution witnesses tied up in knots.

词组	tie someone in knots
释义	tie someone in knots tie (one) (up) in knots To make one confused, anxious, worried, and/or upset. I've been planning to propose to James on Sunday, but the nervousness is tying me in knots! It's something about the austere, imposing way the boss speaks that always ties everyone up in knots. See also: knot, tie Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tie someone in knots or tie someone up in knots If someone ties you in knots or ties you up in knots in a discussion or argument, they confuse you by using clever arguments, so that you cannot argue or think clearly any longer. He could tie her in knots in an argument and never once missed an opportunity to prove his intellectual superiority. He had easily tied her up in knots, cleverly casting serious doubt on her mental faculties. See also: knot, someone, tie Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. tie someone (up) in knots make someone completely confused. informal 1996 Daily Star It looks like an open and shut case until the brilliant QC starts getting the prosecution witnesses tied up in knots. See also: knot, someone, tie Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: tie (one) (up) in knots tie in knots tie (someone) in(to) knots tie in a knot tie into knots tie somebody/yourself in knots tie (someone or oneself) (up) in(to) a knot tie (someone or oneself) (up) into knots be tied (up) in knots (one's) stomach is in knots
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