drag in vs tangle

drag in

verb
  • To get into a course of action by forceful means. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drag, in. 

tangle

verb
  • To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight. 

  • To mix together or intertwine. 

  • To catch and hold. 

  • To become mixed together or intertwined. 

noun
  • Any large type of seaweed, especially a species of Laminaria. 

  • An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight. 

  • A complicated or confused state or condition. 

  • A tangled twisted mass. 

  • A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease. 

  • Any long hanging thing, even a lanky person. 

  • A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times. 

  • An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea. 

  • A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns. 

How often have the words drag in and tangle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )