John tied himself in knots worrying about his wife during her operation.
•This waiting and worrying really ties me up in knots.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
tie (someone) (up) in knots — to cause someone to become very confused or worried. They tied themselves up in knots over the seating arrangements for the party. The possibility of layoffs in Joe s department has tied him into knots … New idioms dictionary
tie someone (up) in knots — informal confuse someone completely. → knot … English new terms dictionary
tie someone in knots — I tie someone (up) in knots informal make someone completely confused they tied themselves in knots over what to call the country II tie someone (up) in knots see knot I … Useful english dictionary
tie — tie1 W3S2 [taı] v past tense and past participle tied present participle tying ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(string/rope)¦ 2¦(game/competition)¦ 3 be tied to something 4 be tied to/by something 5 tie the knot 6 tie yourself (up) in knots 7 tie one on … Dictionary of contemporary English
tie — 1 /taI/ verb 1 STRING/ROPE a) (T) to fasten one thing to another with a piece of string, rope etc: tie sth to/behind/onto etc: Tie this label onto your suitcase. | tie sb to sth: They tied him to a lamp post and beat him up. | tie sb s hands/feet … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! — Theatrical release poster Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Produce … Wikipedia
tie — tie1 [ taı ] (present participle ty|ing) verb *** 1. ) transitive to fasten two ends of a piece of string, rope, etc. together with a knot: Sally bent down to tie her shoelaces. We re teaching him how to tie a necktie. a ) transitive to fasten… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tie — [[t]ta͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ ties, tying, tied 1) VERB If you tie two things together or tie them, you fasten them together with a knot. [V n adv/prep] He tied the ends of the plastic bag together... [V n] Mr Saunders tied her hands and feet. 2) VERB If you… … English dictionary
tie in knots — {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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tie in knots — {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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tie\ in\ knots — 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 … Словарь американских идиом
