fall foul of

fall foul of

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawl foul uhv, ov]
- /fɔl faʊl ʌv, ɒv/
- /fɔːl faʊl əv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawl foul uhv, ov]
- /fɔl faʊl ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of fall foul of words

noun fall foul of to come into conflict with 0
noun fall foul of to come into collision with 0
noun fall foul of to collide with or become entangled with 0
noun fall foul of to get into trouble or conflict with 0

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Parts of speech for Fall foul of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fall foul of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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