- fall afoul of something
- fall afoul of (someone/something) See: run afoul of someone/something
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fall afoul of something
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fall afoul of someone — fall afoul of (someone/something) See: run afoul of someone/something … New idioms dictionary
fall afoul of — (someone/something) See: run afoul of someone/something … New idioms dictionary
fall — [fôl] vi. fell, fallen, falling [ME fallen < OE feallan, to fall, akin to Ger fallen < IE base * phol , to fall > Lith púolu, to fall] I to come down by the force of gravity; drop; descend 1. to come down because detached, pushed,… … English World dictionary
fall — verb (past fell; past participle fallen) 1》 move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control. ↘(fall off) become detached and drop to the ground. ↘hang down. ↘slope downwards. ↘(of a person s face) show… … English new terms dictionary
afoul — adverb run /fall afoul of formal especially AmE to cause problems by doing something that is against the rules or that goes against people s beliefs: run afoul of the school authorities … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
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
fall — /fawl/, v., fell, fallen, falling, n. v.i. 1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support. 2. to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, esp. to leave a standing or erect position… … Universalium
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List of Charmed characters — The triquetra symbol used frequently on Charmed to represent the Power of Three The following is a list of characters from the Charmed universe, including the Warner Bros. television series Charmed and its spin off material. The characters were… … Wikipedia
