tie sb (up) in knots
informalto confuse someone:
The Director of Studies tied me up in knots by asking tricky questions.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Puzzle and confuse
- addle
- baffle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- blind sb with science idiom
- blur
- cloud
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox
- fox
- fuddle
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix
- mix sb up
- muddy
- puzzle
- throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
- throw sb off balance idiom
- tie
- unbalance
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