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fall foul of

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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.
See also: fall, foul

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.
See also: fall, foul
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"And the worst of it all," thought he, "is that just now, at the very moment when my great work is approaching completion" (he was thinking of the project he was bringing forward at the time), "when I stand in need of all my mental peace and all my energies, just now this stupid worry should fall foul of me.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The old man'll be wantin' yer on deck, an' this ayn't no d'y to fall foul of 'im.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
What is the use of our bandying hard like women who when they fall foul of one another go out and wrangle in the streets, one half true and the other lies, as rage inspires them?
The Iliad by Homer View in context
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