foul

cry foul: seecry.

fall foul of come into conflict with and be undermined by.

2004Sunday Business Post Australia's biggest wine-maker, Foster's Group, is the latest company to fall foul of the wine surplus, which is set to continue for at least two years.

foul your own nest do something damaging or harmful to yourself or your own interests.

☞ The proverb it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest, used of a person who criticizes or abuses their own country or family, has been found in English since the early 15th century.

run foul of come into conflict with; go against.

☞ This expression is nautical in origin: when used of a ship it means 'collide or become entangled with an obstacle or another vessel'. Both literal and figurative uses were current by the late 17th century.

词组	foul
释义	foul cry foul: seecry. fall foul of come into conflict with and be undermined by. 2004Sunday Business Post Australia's biggest wine-maker, Foster's Group, is the latest company to fall foul of the wine surplus, which is set to continue for at least two years. foul your own nest do something damaging or harmful to yourself or your own interests. ☞ The proverb it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest, used of a person who criticizes or abuses their own country or family, has been found in English since the early 15th century. run foul of come into conflict with; go against. ☞ This expression is nautical in origin: when used of a ship it means 'collide or become entangled with an obstacle or another vessel'. Both literal and figurative uses were current by the late 17th century.
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