fall foul of (something)

slightly formal

to break a law or a rule, and often be punished.

If their market share grows too large, they will fall foul of anti-monopoly laws.

• out of place
• out of practice
• out of print
• out of season
• out of sight
• Out of sight, out of mind.
• out of sight, out of mind
• out of someone's hair
• out of someone's way
• out of sorts
• out of step
• out of step with
• out of step with something
• out of the blocks
• out of the blue
• out of the doldrums
• out of the firing line
• out of the frying pan
• out of the frying pan into the fire
• out of the gate
• out of their rut
• out of the loop
• Out of the mouths of babes .
• Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings.
• out of the picture