run afoul

intransitive transitive

(transitive, intransitive, nautical) To become entangled or in conflict with.

Japanese Meaning

（人や組織などに）トラブルに巻き込まれる / （相手と）対立する・衝突する / （ルールや規則に）抵触する

The trawler's net could run afoul of the submerged wreck if we don't change course.

進路を変えなければ、トロール船の網が沈没した残骸に絡まるかもしれない。

Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive, nautical) To become entangled or in conflict with.

At last we hove in sight of the Pacific, and run afoul one of those villainous head winds which you know often set into the west end of the Straits.

runs afoul

（ present singular third-person ）

running afoul

（ participle present ）

ran afoul

（ past ）

run afoul

（ participle past ）