figurative. To become involved in contention. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > carry on (a contest, fight, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > engage in contention with (6) tangle1535 figurative. To become involved in contention. Obsolete. to make with ——1548 intransitive. To grapple with, select as one's adversary. Obsolete. bucklea1605 transitive (elliptical). To grapple with, engage, ‘tackle’. Obsolete. to take on1866 transitive. To engage (a person, organization, etc.) in a fight, contest, argument, etc.; to undertake to confront or oppose. to take tea with1888 to take tea with (slang): to have dealings with, associate with; esp. to deal with in a hostile manner, engage with, encounter. to have on1939 transitive. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. To undertake or be prepared to attack or fight (a person); to attack or fight. Cf. to take on… |
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