Meaning of run afoul of | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To become entangled in; to run aground on.
2. To contravene.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“When quoting others, take⟳ care not to run⟳ afoul of copyright rules.”

“Facebook ran afoul of Apple because it used this system to distribute its data-collection app to consumers outside the company, which isn’t allowed.”

“Such posts, and more extreme examples of hate⟳ speech that spiked on the platform since his takeover, could run⟳ afoul of the EU's framework for combating racism and xenophobia, landing Twitter — and Musk himself — in hot water with the European Commission.”

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