OXFORD 9000
📚 adv • entry_id 39264

afoul

/əˈfaʊl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
en conflicto con • en contra de • infringir • torcerse
In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
He had a knack for running afoul of the law.
What the devil’s the matter with me? I don’t stand right on my legs. Coming afoul of that old man has a sort of turned me wrong side out.