The sailing boat fell foul of a motor speedboat in mid-river. — Яхта врезалась в моторную лодку посреди реки.
The chain has fallen foul of plants in the water. — Цепь запуталась в водорослях.
Take care not to fall foul of the director. — Постарайся не ссориться с директором.
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
fall 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 … Useful english dictionary
fall 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 … New idioms dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
fall 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 … New idioms dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
fall 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 … Useful english dictionary
fall 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 … Useful english dictionary
fall foul (or N. Amer. afoul) of — come into conflict with. → fall … English new terms dictionary
fall foul of — ► fall foul (or chiefly N. Amer. afoul) of come into conflict with. Main Entry: ↑fall … English terms dictionary
fall foul of — index bicker Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fall foul or afoul of — idi fall foul or afoul of a) to collide with, as ships b) to quarrel or have a controversy with … From formal English to slang
