单词 | to run afoul of |
释义 | > as lemmasto run afoul of b. With of. Chiefly in to come afoul of, to fall afoul of, to run afoul of: to fall or run foul of (see to fall foul at foul adj. Phrases 1a and to run foul at foul adj. Phrases 1b). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > become at variance with [verb (transitive)] to run afoul of1822 the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > come up against opposition from to run up againsta1758 to run afoul of1822 to knock one's head against1824 buck1904 1822 D. J. McCord Rep. Constit. Court S.-Carolina 1 360 Where two vessels were passing in a narrow channel (about 400 yards across,) both going the same way, and it became apparent that they were about to run afoul of each other, it was the duty of the vessel to windward to keep away. 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 416/1 We see no reason for encouraging anybody in running afoul of other people's countries. 1893 Scribner's Mag. June 793/2 He sometimes falls afoul of the night lines baited for eels. 1921 B. Kline Gallant Rogue iii. 46 It's clear that I've come afoul of some one. But who, who! 1958 C. Ferguson Naked to Enemies i. iii. 29 He stood pledged to aid them if they..fell afoul of the law on any personal matter. 1992 G. Steinem Revol. from Within i. iii. 51 But one day on a train.., Gandhi ran afoul of the color bar and was thrown off in the dust. 2003 J. Druett In Wake of Madness (2004) xii. 204 Men who ‘got afoul’ of the tangled up whalelines were dragged under the water. < as lemmas |
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