tangled up with (someone or something)

tangled up with (someone or something)

Involved, embroiled, or entrapped with someone or something that proves to be awkward, difficult, or troublesome. I don't know why I ever got tangled up with them—they've only gotten me in trouble! His money is all tangled up with some dodgy investment firm.
See also: tangled, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • catch a Tartar
  • customer
  • catch a tiger by the tail
  • an awkward customer
  • get (someone) out of a fix
  • come to such a pass
  • come to a pretty pass
  • a pretty pass
  • tangle
  • tangled