fall foul of somebody/somethingANGRYILLEGALto do something which makes someone angry or which breaks a rule, with the result that you are punished 激怒某人/违反某事物〔从而受到惩处〕 He is worried that his teenage kids will fall foul of the law. 他担心他那几个十几岁的孩子会犯法。
fall foul of somebody/something• Edwards fell foul of the authorities and was ordered to leave the country.
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