Idiom
fall foul
Meaning
To collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon)
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Be careful not to fall foul of the school rules.”
“The company had to change its marketing strategy after it fell foul of local advertising regulations.”
“The young politician realized that his controversial speech had caused him to fall foul of the party leadership, effectively ending his career.”
Examples
simple
“Be careful not to fall foul of the school rules.”
contextual
“The company had to change its marketing strategy after it fell foul of local advertising regulations.”
complex
“The young politician realized that his controversial speech had caused him to fall foul of the party leadership, effectively ending his career.”
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