tie oneself in knots in English

Forms: ties oneself in knots [present, singular, third-person], tying oneself in knots [participle, present], tied oneself in knots [participle, past], tied oneself in knots [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=tie oneself in knots}} tie oneself in knots (third-person singular simple present ties oneself in knots, present participle tying oneself in knots, simple past and past participle tied oneself in knots)

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    {
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    },
    {
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    }
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        "To become anxious; to fret."
      ],
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        "(informal) To become anxious; to fret."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tie oneself up in knots"
        }
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "hermoilla"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "se prendre la tête"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "se faire de la bile"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "se faire du mauvais sang"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "se ronger les sangs"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "se faire un sang d’encre"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "se faire des cheveux blancs"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tie oneself in knots"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ties oneself in knots",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tying oneself in knots",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tied oneself in knots",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tied oneself in knots",
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      ]
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        "To become anxious; to fret."
      ],
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        "(informal) To become anxious; to fret."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tie oneself up in knots"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "hermoilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "se prendre la tête"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "se faire de la bile"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "se faire du mauvais sang"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "se ronger les sangs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "se faire un sang d’encre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "se faire des cheveux blancs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tie oneself in knots"
}

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"tie oneself in knots" meaning in English

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