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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Fall Foul

To fall foul of one is to make an assault on someone. A sea term. A rope is said to be foul when it is entangled; and one ship falls foul of another when it runs against her and prevents her free progress. Hence to run up against, to assault.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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