fall+foul+of
11fall foul or afoul of — idi fall foul or afoul of a) to collide with, as ships b) to quarrel or have a controversy with …
12fall foul — verb a) To collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon) He was, literally speaking, drunk; which circumstance, together with his natural impetuosity, could produce no other effect than his running immediately up to his daughter, upon… …
13fall foul — phrasal 1. : to have a collision : become entangled used chiefly of ships 2. : to have a quarrel : clash often used with of fell foul of one another 3. archaic : to make an attack …
14To fall foul — Foul Foul (foul), a. [Compar. Fouler ( [ e]r); superl. {Foulest}.] [OE. foul, ful, AS. f[=u]l; akin to D. vuil, G. faul rotten, OHG. f[=u]l, Icel. f[=u]l foul, fetid; Dan. fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth. f[=u]ls fetid, Lith. puti to be putrid, L.… …
15To fall foul of — Foul Foul (foul), a. [Compar. Fouler ( [ e]r); superl. {Foulest}.] [OE. foul, ful, AS. f[=u]l; akin to D. vuil, G. faul rotten, OHG. f[=u]l, Icel. f[=u]l foul, fetid; Dan. fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth. f[=u]ls fetid, Lith. puti to be putrid, L.… …
16To fall foul of — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …
17fall foul of — collide; quarrel, conflict [with]. See impulse, discord …
18fall foul — get into a quarrel, clash; collide (of ships) …
19fall foul of — v. have a collision with (Nautical); become entangled with; become involved; attack …
20fall foul of — to get into trouble with someone or something …