disentangle someone or something from someone or something

disentangle someone or something from someone or something
disentangle someone or something from someone or something
to untangle someone or something from someone or something. •

I helped disentangle Tony from the coils of ropes he had stumbled into.

They worked feverishly to disentangle the dolphin from the net.

He disentangled himself from the net.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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