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afoul

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fall afoul of somebody/something See: run afoul of somebody/something
See also: fall

run afoul of somebody/something (slightly formal)

to act in a way not allowed by rules or the law fall afoul of somebody/something Rodman ran afoul of the team's rules and was kept out of the next game. He ran afoul of his supervisor, who complained to the mayor about his work.
See also: run


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