Afoul in English
- afoul⇄afoul, adverb, adjective.
in a tangle; in a collision; entangled.
Ex. Raising the sail was impossible with the lines afoul. - afoul⇄expr. run (or fall) afoul of, to get into trouble with.
Ex. He will run afoul of the law if he steals. There is also, of course, that inevitable day when their man ... runs afoul of the authorities for the last time and is sent home (Time).