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run afoul of the law

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  • run afoul of something — run aˈfoul of sth idiom to do sth that is not allowed by a law or rule, or to do sth that people in authority disapprove of • to run afoul of the law Main entry: ↑afoulidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • run afoul — v. (d; intr.) to run afoul of (to run afoul of the law) * * * (d; intr.) to run afoul of (to run afoul of the law) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • run afoul of — idi a) Naut. to collide with so as to cause damage and entanglement b) idi to encounter or engender the animosity of; anger: to run afoul of the law[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • run afoul — verb go against, as of rules and laws He ran afoul of the law This behavior conflicts with our rules • Syn: ↑conflict, ↑infringe, ↑contravene • Derivationally related forms: ↑contravention ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • run afoul of someone — run afoul of (someone/something) to act in a way not allowed by rules or the law. 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • run afoul of something — run afoul of (someone/something) to act in a way not allowed by rules or the law. 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • run afoul of — (someone/something) to act in a way not allowed by rules or the law. 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • fall/run afoul of — chiefly US : to get into trouble because of (the law, a rule, etc.) After leaving home he fell afoul of the law. [=he got into trouble for breaking the law; he was arrested for committing a crime] an investor who has run afoul of stock market… …   Useful english dictionary

  • run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… …   Universalium

  • afoul — adv. to run afoul of (to run afoul of the law) (also foulII) * * * [ə faʊl] to run afoul of (also foul II; to run afoul of the law) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • afoul — [[t]əfa͟ʊl[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n If you run afoul of someone or something, you do something which causes problems with them. [AM] ...an otherwise law abiding citizen who, if left to his own devices, would never have run afoul of the law …   English dictionary

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