tied in knots | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)In a state ofconfusion; in adifficultsituation,in a bind.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:in trouble2005July, Dan Tynan, “30 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do on the Internet”, inPC World, volume23, number 7,page79:Are youtied up in knotstrying to unravel dozens of mobile phone plans? WireFly[…]can untangle the mess. Just type in your zip code to search by carrier, phone, or plan.2023June 8, Joe Vardon, “NBA Finals Game 3: A coronation for Nikola Jokić and comeback for Jamal Murray”, inThe Athletic‎[1]:[Nikola]Jokićis his own story and because he is so big and so good and so versatile, the Heat aretied in knotstrying to figure out how to slow him down.; (idiomatic)Worried,anxious,upset.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:nervous2004August 28, Hope Donahue, “Nip and tuck and nip again”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:There is no misery like the misery of being trapped in your own brain. The more I think about my problems, the moretied up in knotsI become. I do not want to be alone, or pretend that I am not lonely. I don't want to pretend at all.

Examples:

EN: Last out finds them tied in knots. - Where?
ES: Y el último en salir la encontraba llena de nudos.
EN: No wonder your nerves are tied in knots.
ES: No me extraña que esté agarrotada.
EN: The chick has you tied in knots because she won't have anything to do with you.
ES: Esa muchacha te tiene cautivado porque no quiere nada contigo.
EN: Well, my instinct tells me that that broad has got you tied in knots this way, that way...
ES: Mi instinto me dice que esa chica te tiene totalmente confundido...
EN: You look like a couple cupids tied in knots.
ES: Uds. dos parecen un par de cupidos en apuros.
EN: I mean... My colon would be tied in knots.
ES: Me ataría las tripas y se me haría un nudo en el colon.
EN: I wish your intestines were tied in knots and ripped apart inside your lousy gut!
ES: deseo que tus entrañas esten hechas un nudo y luego destripadas dentro de tu tripa!
EN: Yeah, this Summer thing has got me tied in knots, man.
ES: - Sí. Todo esto de Summer me tiene hecho polvo, colega.
EN: This little guy's got her tied in knots.
ES: Este chiquitín la tiene en una encrucijada.
EN: Strings tied in knots.
ES: Cuerdas atadas en nudos.
EN: Sometimes the government's politically correct hands get tied in knots, forcing people to protect their lands from unwanted invasions.
ES: Cuando el gobierno no puede hacer lo correcto, la gente tiene que proteger su tierra de invasores indeseados.
EN: Now that Reina's dead, I'm back to being tied in knots.
ES: Ahora que Reina está muerta, vuelvo a estar llena de nudos.
EN: You were down here with the Good Book, I was upstairs in the bath, my, my stomach tied in knots!
ES: Tú estabas aquí abajo con el Buen Libro, y yo arriba en el baño, con mi estómago todo revuelto.
EN: All this suspense over who's gonna win has got my tummy tied in knots.
ES: Todo este suspenso sobre quién va a ganar, me da dolor de barriga.
EN: if it were tied in knots.
HI: अगर जो खूँटों से बँधे रहते।

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