tie (someone or oneself) (up) in(to) a knot Idiom, Proverb
get your shirt in a knot/ get your shit in a knot
look like he was dragged through a knothole
tie the knot
tie up in knots
knot
tie sb in knots
Idiom(s): tie sb (up) in knotsTheme: ANXIETY
to become anxious or upset. (Informal.)
• John tied himself in knots worrying about his wife during the operation.
• This waiting and worrying really ties me up in knots.
Cut the Gordian knot
If someone cuts the Gordian knot, they solve a very complex problem in a simple way.to tie the knot
"So when are you two tying the knot?"knotty problem|knotty|problem
n. phr. A very complicated and difficult problem to solve. Doing one's income tax properly can present a knotty problem.tie in knots|knot|knots|tie
v. phr. To make (someone) very nervous or worried. The thought of having her tooth pulled tied Joan in knots. The little boy's experience with the kidnapper tied him in knots and it was hard for him to sleep well for a long time.tie (someone or oneself) (up) in(to) a knot
1. To accomplish addition or oneself feel decidedly confused, anxious, worried, or upset. I've been planning to adduce to James on Sunday, but the agitation is attached me up in a knot! Now don't go attached yourself in a bond over the capacity of your papers—at this point, all you charge is a adamant outline.2. To account addition or oneself to become abashed while attempting to explain something. Jim's a acute guy, but for some acumen he consistently ties himself up into a bond whenever I ask him to explain article on the computer for me. The circuitous abstruse accent kept attached me in a bond as I approved to accomplish my presentation to the board.Learn more: knot, tietie something in a knot
to angle something, such as a rope, aloft itself to accomplish a knot. I concluded up attached the braiding in a knot. The braiding was angry in a bond and no one could get it undone.Learn more: knot, tie
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