Day: August 5, 2018

Tied in knots

Tied up in knots,I could not see the truth
The beauty of the world became uncouth
Which ever way I looked, there was no ease
I could not see the path nor find my keys
I  could not  find my comfort  nor my muse

Why do I  so suffer  when I choose
As either way,I find I mostly lose?
Then  this conscience fierce, I must appease
Untie the knots.

Not for me to judge or to accuse
Even if my being was abused
Let me now be cherished by soft breeze
Let my heart grow softer as I grieve
Let my mind no longer be bemused,
Nor tied in knots

 

Tie someone up in knots

 

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“tie someone in knots

or

tie someone up in knots

If someone ties you in knots or ties you up in knots in a discussion or argument, theyconfuse you by using clever arguments, so that you cannot argue or think clearly any longer.He could tie her in knots in an argument and never once missed an opportunity to prove hisintellectual superiority. He had easily tied her up in knots, cleverly casting serious doubt onher mental faculties.
See also: knot, someone, tie
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

tie someone (up) in knots

make someone completely confused. informal

1996 Daily Star It looks like an open and shut case until the brilliant QC starts getting theprosecution witnesses tied up in knots.
See also: knot, someone, tie
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