tie in knots (English, verb)
expansion: tie in knots (third-person singular simple present ties in knots, present participle tying in knots, simple past and past participle tied in knots)
Senses:
glosses: To put (someone) in a difficult situation.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
glosses: To make (someone) upset or anxious.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: ties in knots
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: tying in knots
tags: participle
present
form: tied in knots
tags: participle
past
form: tied in knots
tags: past
form: tie up in knots
tags: alternative