He has, as a pivotal figure, a young Japanese businessman who ties himself in knots trying to understand American ways of doing things.

You nats tie yourselves in knots trying to explain these contradictions.

She had worked herself up into knots trying to earn the captain's confidence and nearly was late for her very first shift.

If we made it any more complex we'd be tying ourselves in knots trying to keep track of what's going on.

And at the same time I'd tie myself in knots trying to do his work while I neglected my own.

I've already got my brain twisted into knots trying to figure that out.

As I tied myself in knots trying to figure out how to play the situation, there was continued silence from Ray's end of the line.

The poor dear had himself tied in knots trying to keep the secret he so badly needed to lose.

They'll coil themselves into knots trying to develop an invisibility device.

Now we're tying ourselves in knots trying to set it all up again the way it was.