ruin or spoil by stupid mistake, go wrong There was a problem with our tickets so our plans were all fouled up.
fouled up
Idiom(s): fouled up
Theme: CONFUSION
messed up. • My fishing line is all fouled up. • The football team got fouled up and lost the game.
foul one's own nest
Idiom(s): foul one's own nest
Theme: HARM
to harm one's own interests; to bring disadvantage upon oneself. • He tried to discredit a fellow senator with the president, but just succeeded in fouling his own nest. • The boss really dislikes Mary. She certainly fouled her own nest when she spread those rumors about him.
foul play
Idiom(s): foul play
Theme: CRIME
illegal activity; bad practices. • The police investigating the death suspect foul play. • Each student got an A on the test, and the teacher imagined it was the result of foul play.
fall afoul of
Idiom(s): fall afoul of someone or something AND run afoul of someone or something
Theme: OPPOSITION
to get into a situation where one is opposed to someone or something; to get into trouble with someone or something. • Dan fell afoul of the law at an early age. • I hope that you will avoid falling afoul of the district manager. She can be a formidable enemy. • I hope I don't run afoul of your sister. She
run afoul of
Idiom(s): fall afoul of someone or something AND run afoul of someone or something
Theme: OPPOSITION
to get into a situation where one is opposed to someone or something; to get into trouble with someone or something. • Dan fell afoul of the law at an early age. • I hope that you will avoid falling afoul of the district manager. She can be a formidable enemy. • I hope I don't run afoul of your sister. She
No harm, no foul
There's no problem when no harm or damage is done, such as the time my sister-in-law stole the name we'd chosen for a boy and we both ended up having girls.
afoul of|afoul
prep. 1. In collision with. The boat ran afoul of a buoy. 2. In or into trouble with. The thief ran afoul of the night watchman.Speeders can expect to fall afoul of the law sometimes.
foul ball|ball|foul
n. A batted baseball that lands outside the foul line. Mickey hit a long foul ball that landed on the roof.
foul line|foul|line
n. 1. Either of two lines separating fair from foul ground in baseball. Willie hit the ball just inside the foul line for a double. 2. A line across the upper end of a bowling alley across which a bowler must not step. John bowled a strike but it didn't count because he stepped over the foul line. 3. A line on the floor in front of the basket in basketball, from which foul shots are made. Tony scored eight points from the foul line.
party foul
A amusing appellation for behavior that is inappropriate, irritating, or unacceptable at a affair or added amusing event. Stop it! Taking handfuls of hors d'oeuvres is absolutely a affair foul.I can't accept I aloof agitated wine on the carpet—total affair foul!Learn more: foul, partyLearn more:
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유사한 단어 사전, 다른 단어, 동의어, 숙어 관용구 party foul