tie oneself up in knots in English

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

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

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"tie oneself up in knots" meaning in English

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