get tied up in knots

They are already starting to contradict themselves and get tied up in knots.

For some reason, perhaps because his confidence has been shaken, Houston's smooth release is getting tied up in knots during big moments.

It was ridiculous to allow herself to get tied up in knots over something that had ended years before .

Whatever, if your intestines get tied up in knots over bootlegs, 'The Curse' could cause terminal internal damage.

Kevin Thomas's "Melancholic" solo had athletic angst, less concerned with detail than getting tied up in knots.

When Congress got tied up in knots last year over its annual spending bills and failed in one of its most basic duties, Republicans were aghast.