fall foul of

成語所屬單字foul

fall foul of — 慣用語

1. to get into trouble with a person, group, or organization because of doing somet

1.慣用語
釋義

與⋯⋯發生衝突;違反(規則)而陷入麻煩

to get into trouble with a person, group, or organization because of doing something wrong or against their rules.

例句

The journalist fell foul of the government after publishing the secret report.

Lakshmi fell foul of the school rules when she copied answers from a friend.