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tie someone (up) in knots
idiom informal
to confuse someone and make them unable to explain something clearly: 使（某人）困惑，把（某人）弄糊涂
The Director of Studies tied me up in knots by asking tricky questions.教务主任问了一些很难回答的问题，把我弄得头昏脑胀。
As well as having a stammer, I'd feel constantly worried that the press could tie me in knots.
to make someone upset, worried, or confused:
Start watching the way his guilt ties him up in knots.
Thinking too much just leaves you tied up in knots.
She ties herself in knots trying to reconcile the dad who rarely visits with the dad who delights in her company.
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bedazzle
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fox
puzzle
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throw
throw (someone) a curve (ball)/curveballidiom
throw someone off balanceidiom
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unbalance
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