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fall foul of

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Inglés		Español
fall foul of [sb] v expr	(get into trouble)	quedar mal, caer en desgracia, tener problemas con loc verb
	Agnes fell foul of her boss when she refused to work overtime.
	Agnes quedó mal con su jefe cuando se negó a hacer horas extras.
fall foul of [sth] v expr	(contravene: a law)	incumplir la ley, infringir las reglas, no seguir las normas loc verb
	John fell foul of the law by neglecting to file a tax return.
	Juan incumplió la ley cuando no envió su declaración de impuestos.

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