to fall foul
1fall foul of — see under ↑foul • • • Main Entry: ↑fall fall foul of 1. To come into accidental contact with 2. To clash with 3. To assail • • • Main Entry: ↑foul * * * fall foul of …
2fall foul of someone — fall foul of (someone) to upset someone, so that they do not like you and try to harm you. Officials who fall foul of the mayor find themselves exiled to the most boring departments …
3fall foul of — (someone) to upset someone, so that they do not like you and try to harm you. Officials who fall foul of the mayor find themselves exiled to the most boring departments …
4fall foul of something — fall foul of (something) slightly formal to break a law or a rule, and often be punished. If their market share grows too large, they will fall foul of anti monopoly laws …
5fall foul of — (something) slightly formal to break a law or a rule, and often be punished. If their market share grows too large, they will fall foul of anti monopoly laws …
6fall foul of somebody — fall foul of ˈsb/ˈsth idiom to get into trouble with a person or an organization because of doing sth wrong or illegal • to fall foul of the law Main entry: ↑foulidiom …
7fall foul of something — fall foul of ˈsb/ˈsth idiom to get into trouble with a person or an organization because of doing sth wrong or illegal • to fall foul of the law Main entry: ↑foulidiom …
8fall foul (or N. Amer. afoul) of — come into conflict with. → fall …
9fall foul of — ► fall foul (or chiefly N. Amer. afoul) of come into conflict with. Main Entry: ↑fall …
10fall foul of — index bicker Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
