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fall foul of 行为触怒别人或惹人生厌
【讲解】
该短语亦可作run/go foul of，原意为“（船只）与某物相捕，与某物缠绕在一起”。其引申义为“与……冲突或抵触,与……发生麻烦或纠葛”。例如：fall foul of the law,指的是“违法”。
【对话】
A:Henry, the teacher phoned me today.
A:亨利，老师今天打电话给我了。
B:What did he say?
B:说什么了？
A:Bill fell foul of his teacher when he was late for class again.
A:今天比尔又迟到了，惹得老师很生气。
B:We should teach him a lesson.
B:我们得好好教训他一顿。
