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。