tangle up (someone) in knots

Translations
запутать (кого-то) в узлы
The lawyer's questions were designed to tangle up the witness in knots.
Вопросы адвоката были направлены на то, чтобы запутать свидетеля в узлы.
Definitions
To confuse or perplex someone, often by making a situation or explanation overly complicated or difficult to understand.
Words
knot

noun
узел
tangle

verb
запутывать
tangle up

verb
запутывать